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Author BUG #1669: reinstallation from scratch impossible
Jacques CULOT

2005-05-13, 9:24 am


The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 1669
Logged by: Jacques CULOT
Email address: jacques.culot@skynet.be
PostgreSQL version: 8.0.2
Operating system: Windows 2000 pro
Description: reinstallation from scratch impossible
Details:

This is a possible case of bug in the installation process.

Yesterday I tried to install PostgreSQL 8.0.2 for Windows. During the
process of installation I didn't pay immediatelly attention to the process
of password installation because this machine is only accessible by me. I
decided to skip the password and a default one was generated. At this point
I considered it was a bad idea to use the default one (too complicated to
remember) and I decided to go backwards to install my own password. So I
clicked on the "back" button and entered a personnal password twice and
proceeded to "next". At this point the installation blocked because of the
password. So I decided to abort this installation and redo it from scratch.
But it doesn't work anymore: the system has the default password in memory
(and I don't know it) so any attempt to re-install the database package
fails. I do not see anywhere what to do to erase the "scrapies" remaining on
the hard disk.

Thank you for solving this newbie problem in installation.

Jacques CULOT

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Dave Page

2005-05-13, 9:24 am



> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-bugs-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-bugs-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Jacques CULOT
> Sent: 13 May 2005 09:31
> To: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
> Subject: [BUGS] BUG #1669: reinstallation from scratch impossible
>
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 1669
> Logged by: Jacques CULOT
> Email address: jacques.culot@skynet.be
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.2
> Operating system: Windows 2000 pro
> Description: reinstallation from scratch impossible
> Details:
>
> This is a possible case of bug in the installation process.
>
> Yesterday I tried to install PostgreSQL 8.0.2 for Windows. During the
> process of installation I didn't pay immediatelly attention
> to the process
> of password installation because this machine is only
> accessible by me. I
> decided to skip the password and a default one was generated.
> At this point
> I considered it was a bad idea to use the default one (too
> complicated to
> remember) and I decided to go backwards to install my own
> password. So I
> clicked on the "back" button and entered a personnal password
> twice and
> proceeded to "next". At this point the installation blocked
> because of the
> password. So I decided to abort this installation and redo it
> from scratch.
> But it doesn't work anymore: the system has the default
> password in memory
> (and I don't know it) so any attempt to re-install the
> database package
> fails. I do not see anywhere what to do to erase the
> "scrapies" remaining on
> the hard disk.
>
> Thank you for solving this newbie problem in installation.


Just delete the user account and start over:

C:\> net user postgres /delete

Regards, Dave

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