Re: BUG #9531: Failed to install

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
To: Yong Zhang <yzhang(at)trinityusa(dot)com>
Cc: Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep(dot)thakkar(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Pg Bugs <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #9531: Failed to install
Date: 2014-03-12 19:23:10
Message-ID: CA+OCxoy_Cn8KkvbvJs1uGzqCVe5Ng=yu+8vVbYgEC3ef=qFHzg@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Yong Zhang <yzhang(at)trinityusa(dot)com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> After I submitted the bug online yesterday I tried to install 9.1 with the
> data folder specified to a folder which is not in Program Files (x86). The
> result was a disaster – it changed the owner of my C:\ to postgres. So I had
> to go through lots trouble to restore my computer back to the working state.

I don't see any way that is possible. The installer only grants
permissions - it doesn't touch the ownership; that requires use of
commands/APIs that are not called anywhere in the installer as far as
I can see.

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