Re: BUG #5475: Problem during Instalation

On 09/06/10 17:26, Sachin Srivastava wrote:

> If a user has admin rights, he can anytime change the password for an
> existing 'postgres' user account in case he doesn't remember the
> password anymore.

... but people clearly don't know how, given the frequency of questions
about this on the lists. I'm sure the majority do, but enough don't that
I'm trying to suggest possible usability improvements for the less
expert members of the user base.

Even some help text pointing them to Control Panel -> Administrative
Tools -> Computer Management, then Local Users and Groups would help.

Of course, if they change the service account password that way they'll
break any existing services using the account. They might also think
they're changing the "postgres" cluster user password instead, and get
most thoroughly unexpected results when they try to log in next time...

> That said, i believe the text/prompt that asks for password in the
> installer is clear enough to avoid any confusion. Cant say people
> actually read all that though.

I don't think it's too by myself, but the number of people asking for
help on the lists suggests that it's confusing to some. An enhancement
in the installer could remove the need for that.

It's nothing more than a suggestion, I just hope you'll consider
examining this part of the process in light of some of the questions
that turn up on -bugs and -general about this.

--
Craig Ringer

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