Re: installation problem with postgres password

From: KOTa <kota(dot)alba(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Sachin Srivastava <sachin(dot)srivastava(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: raghu ram <raghuchennuru(at)gmail(dot)com>, rod(at)iol(dot)ie, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: installation problem with postgres password
Date: 2012-07-13 07:56:09
Message-ID: CAKHDZxZ2A8x1fAR+j+ijOZA=uukgT_3q8Apk-KXJyOz1xuDdRA@mail.gmail.com
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there is no log, only thing which is left after failed installation
attempt is %TEMP%\postgresql_installer\
with following files:
http://gyazo.com/01c378f7c55c876f937ca3798b255d37.png?1342165847

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Sachin Srivastava
<sachin(dot)srivastava(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
> Could you see anything wrong in the installation log?
> (%TEMP%\install-postgresql.log)
>
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:04 AM, KOTa <kota(dot)alba(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>> postgres user does not exist yet, its a fresh new installation of
>> windows 7 Home. New HP laptop.
>> there is only my account (admin) and Guest
>>
>> i saw on internet someone had similar problem and this was resolved by
>> removing HP protection tools tha was messing with policies, but i
>> already removed it before.
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:02 AM, raghu ram <raghuchennuru(at)gmail(dot)com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:35 AM, KOTa <kota(dot)alba(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> that is what i though, but i tried many different combinations for
>> >> password, and at least 1 of them should satisfy policy requirements.
>> >> also my windows user password, which is accepted by OS and thus
>> >> satisfies the requirements resulted in same message
>> >>
>> >> i did try to see what policy is active, but i am using win 7 Home
>> >> Premium and i could find a way for this version to see/change
>> >> policies.
>> >> the only thing i found is by running "net accounts" from command
>> >> prompt. which shows the following:
>> >>
>> >> http://gyazo.com/be1089b5f0a1ebe6b8037ad9322eac31.png?1342061599
>> >>
>> >> and those are very simple password policy which all combinations i used
>> >> satisfy
>> >
>> >
>> > Could you please try to reset the "postgres" user password in window7
>> > before
>> > reinstalling the PostgreSQL. Below link gives more information of
>> > reseting
>> > password in windows7
>> >
>> > http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/change-password-windows-7.htm
>> >
>> > Thanks & Regards,
>> >
>> > Raghu Ram
>> >
>> > EnterpriseDB Corporation
>> >
>> > Blog:http://raghurc.blogspot.in/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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>
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> Regards,
> Sachin Srivastava
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