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Just to put a finishing note to this thread:
I am placing the blame on the mfg of the PC - was supposed to be a
NEW, but had a Reburbished sticker on the bottom of the case. Now,
whether it was the PC mfg or Microsoft's fault, I really could care
less - the PC became useless for installing PostgreSQL - versions
8.4.5, 9.6.7 or 10.3. The install ALWAYS failed at the very last
step - the building of the internal folders, etc of the data
folder.
So, in frustration, I have chosen to install 8.4.5 on an older PC
running XP. It just works! I don't like it, but I am constrained
by the owner's wishes.
Thanks, for offering each of your individual helps.
Regards,
Dale Seaburg
On 4/21/2018 3:08 PM, Dale Seaburg
wrote:
Thanks Adrian for the suggestion of running the installer with
Admin rights. Unfortunately, I get the same results. It
appears that all of the folders within C:\Program
Files\PostgreSQL\9.6 path are created, and populated, BUT, when
the items in the data folder are to be created, or
copied into, it leaves an error message as noted previously.
The data folder is empty.
It's almost as if the PC is missing a critical .dll needed in
the data folder filling function (my guess).
Again, I am at a loss as to what to do.
Dale
On 4/20/2018 11:13 PM, Dale Seaburg
wrote:
Oops,
my mistake. I'll let this serve the list with what I've tried
so far. Thanks, Adrian for the reminder.
I hope tomorrow to visit the customer and try the Admin user
method of installing.
Dale
On 4/20/2018 11:03 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
On 04/20/2018 07:52 PM, Dale Seaburg
wrote:
Please also reply to list.
Ccing list to put it front of more eyes.
Thanks, Adrian, for suggestion(s).
On 4/20/2018 9:35 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
On 04/20/2018 07:16 PM, Dale Seaburg
wrote:
I am attempting to install a fresh
copy of postgresql-9.6.8-2-windows-x86 on a new DELL PC
with Windows 10 Pro. It
This was downloaded from where?
downloaded from https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/,
selecting to use the installer pointed to near the beginning
of that page. The actual website that contained the
installer file was:
"https://www.enterprisedb.com/thank-you-downloading-postgresql?anid=209611".
gets near the end of the install
when the message says it is attempting to start the the
database server. There's a long pause, followed by an
error message: "Failed to load SQL modules into the
database cluster". Using File Explorer, i notice the
9.6\base\ folder is empty? Has anyone else seen this
before? I have no clue where to look for the issue.
You are running as Admin user?
I can't say that I was. Will check this next time (maybe
tomorrow) when I am customer's site. I didn't even think
about right-clicking on the installer and selecting
run-as-admin. I know I did not deliberately use Admin user
on the test PC mentioned below, and it installed with no
problems.
As a double-check on a different PC with Windows 10 Pro,
I get no error message, and the database is installed
correctly.
Dale Seaburg
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