Re: "Service user account 'postgres' could not be created" -- 8.4.2-1 and Active Directory on Windows08 R2

With R2, I had to install using the admin account.  I got those errors
before.  It worked once I used a admin account.  If that doesn't work you
might want to try turning UAC off, do the install and then turn back on.

Best Regards

Michael Gould

"Greg Corradini" <gregcorradini(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

>Hello,
>I'm getting 'service user account 'postgres' could not be created' when
>using the postgresql-8.4.2-1 one-click installer (i also get the same
>error with a new version of postgresql 8.4.8-1)
>
>So i know in the past (version 8.3.x) there were problems with Windows
>Server 2008 R2 running Active Directory and postgresql around this same
>error. I'm running into exactly the same errors as described here:
><a target="_blank"
>href="http://forums.enterprisedb.com/posts/list/1516.page">http://forums.enterprisedb.com/posts/list/1516.page</a>
>
>
>After I get the error i cancel out of the installation, make sure there's
>no postgresql install, make sure there's no postgresql service running,
>blow away postgres user, make sure there is nothing in the registry and
>reboot.
>
>I try to reinstall again and run into the same problem.
>
>--
>Greg
>
>

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