Hello,
Installation of postgresql requires you to enter a password for the user 'postgres'.
i) If the user 'postgres' is not there, it will create it and set the password to whatever you have provided,
ii) If the user 'postgres' is already existing, then you have to give its password to move further in the installation.
You can use any account other that 'postgres' by giving CLI option '---serviceaccount <username>'. See --help for more details.
In case you dont remember the password you set for user 'postgres' then you can change the same via "Right Click My Computer"-->"Manage"-> Users..
You said it rejects the password. When ?
And windows user are most welcome here.
On Feb 21, 2011, at 7:40 AM, Roedy Green wrote:
I gave Postgre a password during install. However, it always rejects
it. I tried uninstalling, deleting all files, and reinstalling. Same
thing. It complains about user "roedy" (my windows id). It seems to
me the default user is supposed to be postgres not Roedy. Perhaps
that is the source of the problem. I can't find anything relevant in
the docs.
The docs talk about installing on Unix by compiling C source. I have
Windows 7 64 bit. I get the feeling Windows users are unwelcome.
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