Re: BUG #18572: Crash during postgresql-16.3-2-windows-x64.exe installation

Hi Paul,

I've shared a test installer with the fix with you. Can you please check
the inbox for the ShareFile location of the test installer
*postgresql-16.3-0.0snapshot10215430698.828.1.2cb8f3d.2-windows-x64.exe *

On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 2:00 AM PG Bug reporting form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 18572
> Logged by: Paul Tobey
> Email address: ptobey(at)rainbird(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 16.3
> Operating system: Windows 10
> Description:
>
> When installing on Windows 10 I've hit this error, displayed in a dialog
> during unattended mode installation:
>
> "Error copying file from packed archive [location] to [temp
> folder]/prerun_checks.vbs: Destination not writable" with Abort, Retry,
> Ignore
>
> If I Abort, the follow up message is:
>
> "system's temp folder is not writable by the current user"
>
> The folder *is* writable by the user running the exe (who is a member of
> the
> Administrators group, BTW). I've captured the
> installbuilder_installer_[number].log file, but there's nothing very
> obviously useful there (I've obfuscated my domain and user names):
>
> Log started 08/06/2024 at 12:49:31
> Preferred installation mode : unattended
> Trying to init installer in mode qt
> Mode qt successfully initialized
> Setting variable whoami from C:\WINDOWS\System32\whoami
> Script exit code: 0
>
> Script output:
> [mydomain]\[myusername]
>
> Script stderr:
>
> As I recall, there was a similar issue in Windows Server for a time, fixed
> in 16.3-2. There still seems to be a problem in the Win 1x OSes.
>
>

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Sandeep Thakkar