Re: Access is denied during initdb

Richard Huxton wrote:
> O.B. wrote:
>
>> Here's additional information from the log file surrounding the
>> problem with initdb failing:
>>
>> Action 18:10:09: SetPermissions. Setting filesystem permissions...
>> MSI (s) (2C:AC) [18:10:09:323]: Executing op:
>>
CustomActionSchedule(Action=SetPermissions,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Target=SetPermissions@4,CustomActionData=1033;C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\;C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\data\;DA15666;postgres;mypassword)

>>
>> MSI (s) (2C:30) [18:10:09:339]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
>> C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI50.tmp, Entrypoint: SetPermissions@4
>> MSI (s) (2C:AC) [18:10:12:619]: Executing op:
>> ActionStart(Name=RunInitdb,Description=Initializing database cluster
>> (this may take a minute or two)...,)
>> Action 18:10:12: RunInitdb. Initializing database cluster (this may
>> take a minute or two)...
>> MSI (s) (2C:AC) [18:10:12:619]: Executing op:
>>
CustomActionSchedule(Action=RunInitdb,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Target=RunInitdb@4,CustomActionData=1033;C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\;C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\data\;5432;;C;SQL_ASCII;postgres;testdb;DA15666;postgres;mypassword)

>>
>> MSI (c) (40:58) [18:10:15:556]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error
>> MSI (c) (40:58) [18:10:15:556]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT
>> `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 2888
>> DEBUG: Error 2888:  Executing the TextStyle view failed
>> The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this
>> package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code
>> is 2888. The arguments are: TextStyle, ,
>
>
> Presumably this is the problem.
>
> If no-one seems to know here, perhaps try the windows installer project.
> They will be able to tell you what can cause this error.
>   http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller/

I just installed PostgreSQL 8.0 with the "service" registration option
disabled and tried to execute the following and it fails with the same
error.

runas.exe /env /user:DA15666\postgres "C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\bin\initdb.exe
-D C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\data"

So the problem is not with the installer but either with initdb or how
my system is configured.  Help?