Re: Problem with postgres installation

From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Jim McMaster" <jim(dot)mcmaster(at)gmail(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Problem with postgres installation
Date: 2006-02-17 08:58:28
Message-ID: E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40103E191@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Jim McMaster
> Sent: 17 February 2006 02:32
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [GENERAL] Problem with postgres installation
>
> I am trying to use the Windows installer for postgtes-8.0.3,
> for Windows XP
> SP 2. I had installed and de-installed it previously. The
> install fails,
> because the postgres user is defined on the system, and I do
> not know the
> password.
>
> The postgres user is not visible on the Windows User Accounts
> panel, so I
> cannot delete it that way. How can I get rid of the user so
> I can reinstall
> postgres?

From a command prompt:

net user <username> /delete

Regards, Dave

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