Re: BUG #4882: One-click installer crashes with certain service account passwords

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Dustin Parker<dparker@forwardslope.com> wr=
ote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: =A0 =A0 =A04882
> Logged by: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Dustin Parker
> Email address: =A0 =A0 =A0dparker@forwardslope.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3.7
> Operating system: =A0 Windows XP Professional, SP3
> Description: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0One-click installer crashes with certain serv=
ice account
> passwords
> Details:
>
> createuser.exe is invoked by the PostgreSQL one-click installer (maintain=
ed
> by EnterpriseDB) to create the service account. =A0When using passwords w=
ith
> percent signs, creatuser.exe crashes inside a formatted-printing routine.
>
> validateuser.exe suffers from this same problem.
>
> Workaround: for every literal percent sign in the desired password, the u=
ser
> must type two percent signs.

Thanks - investigating.


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Dave Page
EnterpriseDB UK:   http://www.enterprisedb.com