Re: BUG #13763: Failed to re-install Posgresql 9.1

From: Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep(dot)thakkar(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: thanh(dot)nguyen(at)altametrics(dot)com
Cc: "pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #13763: Failed to re-install Posgresql 9.1
Date: 2015-11-18 06:51:11
Message-ID: CANFyU94LS7dZCVSqdiv=xTJ2+zYq7i82XAsdi=2yFEmrxfs-5A@mail.gmail.com
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Try removing the postgres user account from the system and rerun the
installer.

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 3:55 AM, <thanh(dot)nguyen(at)altametrics(dot)com> wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 13763
> Logged by: Thanh Nguyen
> Email address: thanh(dot)nguyen(at)altametrics(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.1.19
> Operating system: Windows 7 64
> Description:
>
> I recently tried to re-install PosgreSQL 9.1 (64). However, the installer
> prompted me to enter the previous "Postgres" account password which I
> thought I did removed completely from my first install/uninstall. Question
> is how to retrieve or reset Postgres account password from previous
> install?
> I don't see any related Postgres instance in \Program Files\Postgres or
> \Program Data\Postgres or Registry or \AppData\Roaming
>
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