Re: BUG #2558: initDB failed to run

It was discussed but never committed to the CVS (as much as I know).
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Subject: RE: [BUGS] BUG #2558: initDB failed to runDate: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13=
:25:38 -0500From: jnasby@pervasive.comTo: dror_b@hotmail.comCC: pgsql-bugs@=
postgresql.org



Please cc the list so others can learn.
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Yes, I think a patch for this was recently committed. I know it was at leas=
t discussed somewhere...

-----Original Message-----From: dror [mailto:dror_b@hotmail.com]Sent: Wedne=
sday, August 09, 2006 2:17 AMTo: Jim NasbySubject: RE: [BUGS] BUG #2558: in=
itDB failed to runHi Jim,I have already solved the problem, as it is mentio=
ned before, the problem was that on some windows 2003 machine there is no a=
ccess to the nul device for non administrators users.The initDB.c redirect =
the output to > DEVNUL which on windows defined has "nul".I changed the ini=
tDB source by canceling the redirection.I think this is the easiest way.I c=
ould also solve it by open a file , give W permission to the user to this f=
ile and redirect the output to that file.  I think postgres must solve this=
 issue, as more and more windows 2003 machine will be discovered with this =
limitation which prevent from the users to install the DB.Attached you can =
find the fixed initDB.c fileRegardsDror

> CC: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> From: jnasby@pervasive.com> Subject: Re: [=
BUGS] BUG #2558: initDB failed to run> Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:30:56 -0500=
> To: dror_b@hotmail.com> > Does V_MYUSER have access to the PGDATA directo=
ry? This might be an  > issue of it not having access to the directory you'=
re running initdb  > from...> > On Aug 1, 2006, at 12:57 PM, Dror wrote:> >=
 The following bug has been logged online:> >> > Bug reference:      2558> =
> Logged by:          Dror> > Email address:      dror_b@hotmail.com> > Pos=
tgreSQL version: 8.1.4> > Operating system:   win 2003> > Description:     =
   initDB failed to run> > Details:> >> > On one of mine win 2003 machine (=
 on any other win2003 machine  > > everything> > work as expected), I faile=
d to install postgress in service mode  > > using the> > MSI package , afte=
r short investigation i found a failure in the  > > initDB> > phase, so I i=
nstall postgress without running the initDB and then  > > ran the> > initDB=
 manually with the debug option set, (The user is not an> > Administrator).=
> > The strange thing is that EnterpriseDB which is based on postgres  > > =
works> > fine.> > The problem seems to be in the initDB.c source file in th=
e> > test_connections(void) and test_buffers(void) functions.> > Here is th=
e procedures and the output of the initDB.> >> > After the installation I d=
id:> >> > - Runas /user:V_MYUSER CMD> >> > - initDB -D "E:\Postgres\Data" -=
d -U V_MYUSER> >> > Running in debug mode.> > The files belonging to this d=
atabase system will be owned by user> > "V_MYUSER".> > This user must also =
own the server process.> >> > The database cluster will be initialized with=
 locale English_United> > States.1252.> >> > fixing permissions on existing=
 directory E:/Postgres\Data ... ok> > creating directory E:/Postgres\Data/g=
lobal ... ok> > creating directory E:/Postgres\Data/pg_xlog ... ok> > creat=
ing directory E:/Postgres\Data/pg_xlog/archive_status ... ok> > creating di=
rectory E:/Postgres\Data/pg_clog ... ok> > creating directory E:/Postgres\D=
ata/pg_subtrans ... ok> > creating directory E:/Postgres\Data/pg_twophase .=
.. ok> > creating directory E:/Postgres\Data/pg_multixact/members ... ok> >=
 creating directory E:/Postgres\Data/pg_multixact/offsets ... ok> > creatin=
g directory E:/Postgres\Data/base ... ok> > creating directory E:/Postgres\=
Data/base/1 ... ok> > creating directory E:/Postgres\Data/pg_tblspc ... ok>=
 > selecting default max_connections ... Access is denied.> > Access is den=
ied.> > Access is denied.> > Access is denied.> > Access is denied.> > Acce=
ss is denied.> > 10> > selecting default shared_buffers ... Access is denie=
d.> > Access is denied.> > Access is denied.> > Access is denied.> > Access=
 is denied.> > Access is denied.> > Access is denied.> > Access is denied.>=
 > Access is denied.> > Access is denied.> > Access is denied.> > 50> > cre=
ating configuration files ... ok> > creating template1 database in E:/Postg=
res\Data/base/1 ...  > > VERSION=3D8.1.4> > PGDATA=3DE:/Postgres\Data> > sh=
are_path=3DE:/Program Files/postgres/Database/share> > PGPATH=3DE:/Program =
Files/postgres/Database/bin> > POSTGRES_SUPERUSERNAME=3DV_MYUSER> > POSTGRE=
S_BKI=3DE:/Program Files/postgres/Database/share/postgres.bki> > POSTGRES_D=
ESCR=3DE:/Program> > Files/postgres/Database/share/postgres.description> > =
POSTGRESQL_CONF_SAMPLE=3DE:/Program> > Files/postgres/Database/share/postgr=
esql.conf.sample> > PG_HBA_SAMPLE=3DE:/Program Files/postgres/Database/shar=
e/ > > pg_hba.conf.sample> > PG_IDENT_SAMPLE=3DE:/Program> > Files/postgres=
/Database/share/pg_ident.conf.sample> > DEBUG:  TZ "Asia/Jerusalem" matches=
 Windows timezone "Jerusalem  > > Standard> > Time"> > DEBUG:  invoking Ipc=
MemoryCreate(size=3D1327104)> > LOG:  database system was shut down at 2006=
-08-01 14:36:37 Jerusalem> > Standard Time> > LOG:  checkpoint record is at=
 0/20> > LOG:  redo record is at 0/20; undo record is at 0/20; shutdown TRU=
E> > LOG:  next transaction ID: 3; next OID: 10000> > LOG:  next MultiXactI=
d: 1; next MultiXactOffset: 0> > LOG:  database system is ready> > DEBUG:  =
StartTransaction> > DEBUG:  name: unnamed; blockState:       DEFAULT; state=
: INPROGR,> > xid/subid/cid: 1/1/0, nestlvl: 1, children: <>> > DEBUG:  sta=
rt transaction> > DEBUG:  creating bootstrap relation pg_proc 1255> > DEBUG=
:  column proname name> >> >> >> > Regards> > DROR> >> > ------------------=
---------(end of  > > broadcast)---------------------------> > TIP 4: Have =
you searched our list archives?> >> >                http://archives.postgr=
esql.org> >> > --> Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant      jnasby@per=
vasive.com> Pervasive Software      http://pervasive.com    work: 512-231-6=
117> vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf       cell: 512-569-9461> >=
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