Re: Error installing postgresql-8.2.4 on windows 2003 server

From: Andrei Kovalevski <andyk(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Hkrenske <hkrenske(at)tellsystems(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Error installing postgresql-8.2.4 on windows 2003 server
Date: 2007-08-02 13:40:15
Message-ID: 46B1DEBF.3090901@commandprompt.com
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Hkrenske wrote:
>
> I have been successful in installing to Windows 2000 but when
> installing the binary installation “postgresql-8.2.msi” as a service,
> I receive the error
>
> The program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the
>
> same directory as "C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.2/bin/initdb".
>
> Check your installation.
>
> I have checked and found both the postgres.exe and initdb.exe files in
> the directory "C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.2/bin/initdb".
>
> Does anyone have any ideas what the problem could be?
>
> Hugh
>
Try to run initdb under non-privileged user. You can use

runas /user:username "initdb -D ..."

Andrei.

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