Re: Window2012R2: initdb error: "The current directory is invalid."

Hi,

Thanks for reply sir,

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> From: pgsql-bugs-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-bugs-
> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Kellerer
> Sent: 19 Tha=CC=81ng Gi=C3=AAng 2016 9:08 CH
> To: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [BUGS] Window2012R2: initdb error: "The current directory =
is
> invalid."
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> Huong Dangminh schrieb am 19.01.2016 um 11:49:
> > I have failed in execute initdb in "c:\Windows\Temp\dir" folder as
> > reproduce logs below. The OS's messages "The current directory is =
invalid."
> > was returned.
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> c:\Windows has special protection and it is not really surprising that =
a regular
> user isn't allowed to write into that directory.
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> When Postgres is started it drops all "Administrator" privileges for =
security
> reasons (older versions would refuse to start as
> Administrator) - and I think initdb is doing the same thing.
> So it's understandable that it can't write to c:\Windows
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I did not mean, create data cluster in C drive made that error sir.
This issue reproduce in all drive specified in -D option.
# My reproduce environment is only one (C) drive. So, sorry for the log.

I mean, it happen when current directory of command line is =
"c:\Windows\Temp\something".
It is rare case, and may be a Windows2012's specification, but i don't =
know
why only "c:\Windows\Temp\something" and are there another case like =
that?

> Putting application data into c:\Windows (or "c:\Program Files" for =
that
> matter) is an extremely bad idea to begin with (c:\Windows being even
> worse than "c:\Program Files")
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> You shouldn't be doing that anyway.
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> Thomas
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Thanks and best regards,
bocap.

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