From: | "Magnus Hagander" <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
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To: | "Dave Page" <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Cc: | adsmail(at)wars-nicht(dot)de, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Problem with windows installer |
Date: | 2007-01-05 06:49:36 |
Message-ID: | 20070105064954.27103DCC10D@svr2.hagander.net |
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> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> a friend of mine ran into a problem installing PostgreSQL 8.0.9 on a
> >> Windows XP Pro machine. Before anyone is asking: it has to be a 8.0.x
> >> version and we even tried to install 8.2 and it did not work.
> >>
> >> Ok, the problem is: after installing all the files the installer wants
> >> to init the db and fails with the following error:
> >>
> >> "Failed to create process for initdb: Anmeldung fehlgeschlagen: Dem
> >> Benutzer wurde der geforderte Anmeldetyp auf diesem Computer nicht
> >> erteilt."
> >>
> >> The german message means: "Login failed: a requested login
> >> type was not given to the user on this computer."
> >> Since the message was returned in german and the installer was
> >> started in english, the message is generated by windows.
> >
> > See the FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_windows.html#3.3
> > (question 3.3).
>
> I discussed this briefly with Robert on IM yesterday - he told me the
> account was installer created. Without a PC at the time I couldn't look
> into it further :-(
The faq still applies as the most likely reason. It can certainly happen with the installer created account as well, for example due to a group policy on the
computer or domain.
/Magnus
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