The following bug has been logged on the website:
Bug reference: 16081
Logged by: cili
Email address: cilizili@protonmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 12.0
Operating system: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.418]
Description:
Similar to the case of pg_ctl. If a fake cmd.exe exits in current directory,
pg_upgrade is failed to start.
Instructions:
# cd %TEMP%
# "c:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_ctl.exe" initdb -D test
# set PGDATAOLD=%TEMP%\test
# set PGDATANEW=%TEMP%\test
# set PGBINOLD=c:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\bin
# set PGBINNEW=c:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\bin
# copy %windir%\system32\calc.exe cmd.exe
# "c:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_upgrade"
Performing Consistency Checks
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Checking cluster versions ok
*failure*
Consult the last few lines of "pg_upgrade_server_start.log" or
"pg_upgrade_server.log" for
the probable cause of the failure.
Expected:
The database is upgraded.
Actual:
The Windows calculator is started and the upgrade command is failed.