Re: PostgreSQL 16.3 install fails on Windows with domain user if a local user exists with the same name

Hi Klaus

Thanks for the report. Let me check and get back to you

On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 9:21 PM Klaus P. <kpi6288(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> First detected on a production system when trying to update from 16.2 to
> 16.3.
>
> The problem is however reproducable with a fresh installation of version
> 16.3 and occurs under the following condition:
> - A local user exists e.g. MyServer\DomAdmin and has a user profile under
> C:\Users\DomAdmin
> - A domain user exists e.g. MyDomain\DomAdmin and has a user profile under
> C:\Users\DomAdmin.MyDomain
>
> Shortly after starting an installation of 16.3 under the domain user, the
> following error occurs:
> Error copying file from packed archive
> C:/Users/DomAdmin.MYDOMAIN/Downloads/postgresql-16.3-2-windows-x64.exe to
> C:/Users/DomAdmin.MYDOMAIN/AppData/Local/Temp/postgresql_installer_da4fcce335/prerun_checks.vbs:Destination
> not writable
>
> The destination directory
> C:/Users/DomAdmin.MYDOMAIN/AppData/Local/Temp/postgresql_installer_da4fcce335
> exists in the correct directory but it is owned by the local user
> MyServer\DomAdmin instead of MyDomain\DomAdmin
>
> Installing 16.3. with the local administrator works without a problem.
> In our case, the setup is however part of another application which must
> run under a domain user.
>
> Thank for your support
>
> Klaus
>

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