Re: BUG #15885: EnterpriseDB Installer upgrade process fails with icacls error

On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 3:44 PM PG Bug reporting form
<noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 15885
> Logged by: Edgar Anderson
> Email address: eanderson(at)usdataworks(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.4.23
> Operating system: Windows
> Description:
>
> I was attempting to upgrade a database on Windows from 9.4.5 to 9.4.23 using
> the EnterpriseDB installer. It successfully detected the existing
> installation and data directory, but the installer failed while trying to
> execute a step involving icacls.exe. Comparing the error message to the
> directory created in AppData\Local\Temp, it looks like the installer is
> unpacking its files to one directory, then trying to run scripts from
> another directory, which does not exist. The installer attempts to restore
> permissions using icacls, loading permissions from an aclfile in the
> non-existent directory, and fails with a "Access Denied" error when trying
> to access the non-existent directory.
>
> Apologies if this should be reported instead to EnterpriseDB.

Adding Dave and Sandeep.

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