Re: installation problem with postgres password

From: KOTa <kota(dot)alba(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Alban Hertroys <haramrae(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Sachin Srivastava <sachin(dot)srivastava(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com>, raghu ram <raghuchennuru(at)gmail(dot)com>, rod(at)iol(dot)ie, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: installation problem with postgres password
Date: 2012-07-18 14:37:54
Message-ID: CAKHDZxb=YQPqKZnb889F14H0PJPp0TMZp3ciEfvTpq1DH+Abfg@mail.gmail.com
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thanks!

that solved a problem. i used my own account.

but it does not seem to be a limitation in number of accounts. because
i can create new account, but without password. the problem comes out
when i try to add password to it.

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Alban Hertroys <haramrae(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On 18 July 2012 10:33, KOTa <kota(dot)alba(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> update. managed to run it via command prompt "postgres_install.exe
>> --serviceaccount postgres"
>> it did start. it still asks for a password, but because i could not
>> create any password for this user and installation does not accept
>> empty password, i am still stuck
>
> Perhaps you can't create more than one account because it's Windows 7
> Home Edition? It sounds like the type of limitation to expect on that
> edition.
>
> In that case, use your own account to run Postgres as, or install a
> less limited OS.
>
> --
> If you can't see the forest for the trees,
> Cut the trees and you'll see there is no forest.

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