Re: unable to install postgresql 8.2

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Richard:
             Actually, some systems have a user by the name of postgres
already on the system.  Can change the setting for the user postgres by
adding a password,home directory and shell for the user postgres.  Or Saji
can delete the user and then recreate it.  I'm assuming that Saji has root
access to this box.

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Richard Broersma <
richard.broersma@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:51 AM, saji verghese
> <verghese.saji@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Iam getting "User 'postgres' could not be created.The user account
> already
> > exists.!" error while installing Postgresql version 8.2 in windows
> xp.There
> > is no user account named postgres created.
>
> This usually means that you've already installed postgresql once before.
>
> You will need to do one of two things:
> 1) remember the original password used to create the Postgres service
> account from the initial install.
> 2) delete the former Postgres service account and then retry the
> installation.
>
> to do step 2, follow this link:
> http://www.geocities.com/operationsengineer1/
> open the PostgreSQL word doc, go to page 5 and follow the instructions
> on how to delete the OS user.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Richard Broersma Jr.
>
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Ezra Taylor

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Richard:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Actually, some systems have a user by the name of postgres already on the
system.&nbsp; Can change the setting for the user postgres by adding a
password,home directory and shell for the user postgres.&nbsp; Or Saji can
delete the user and then recreate it.&nbsp; I&#39;m assuming that Saji has
root access to this box.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Richard
Broersma &lt;<a
href="mailto:richard.broersma@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
">richard.broersma@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>&gt;
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:51 AM, saji verghese<br>
&lt;<a
href="mailto:verghese.saji@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
">verghese.saji@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>&gt;
wrote:<br>
&gt; Iam getting &quot;User &#39;postgres&#39; could not be created.The
user account already<br>
&gt; exists.!&quot; error while installing Postgresql version 8.2 in
windows xp.There<br>
&gt; is no user account named postgres created.<br>
<br>
</div>This usually means that you&#39;ve already installed postgresql once
before.<br>
<br>
You will need to do one of two things:<br>
1) remember the original password used to create the Postgres service<br>
account from the initial install.<br>
2) delete the former Postgres service account and then retry the
installation.<br>
<br>
to do step 2, follow this link: <a
href="http://www.geocities.com/operationsengineer1/"
target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/operationsengineer1/</a><br>
open the PostgreSQL word doc, go to page 5 and follow the instructions<br>
on how to delete the OS user.<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Regards,<br>
Richard Broersma Jr.<br>
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