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1. BUG #18572: Crash during postgresql-16.3-2-windows-x64.exe installation

   PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> — 2024-08-06T20:02:42Z

   The following bug has been logged on the website:
   
   Bug reference:      18572
   Logged by:          Paul Tobey
   Email address:      ptobey@rainbird.com
   PostgreSQL version: 16.3
   Operating system:   Windows 10
   Description:        
   
   When installing on Windows 10 I've hit this error, displayed in a dialog
   during unattended mode installation:
   
   "Error copying file from packed archive [location] to [temp
   folder]/prerun_checks.vbs: Destination not writable" with Abort, Retry,
   Ignore
   
   If I Abort, the follow up message is:
   
   "system's temp folder is not writable by the current user"
   
   The folder *is* writable by the user running the exe (who is a member of the
   Administrators group, BTW). I've captured the
   installbuilder_installer_[number].log file, but there's nothing very
   obviously useful there (I've obfuscated my domain and user names):
   
       Log started 08/06/2024 at 12:49:31
       Preferred installation mode : unattended
       Trying to init installer in mode qt
       Mode qt successfully initialized
       Setting variable whoami from C:\WINDOWS\System32\whoami 
       Script exit code: 0
   
       Script output:
         [mydomain]\[myusername]
   
       Script stderr:
    
   As I recall, there was a similar issue in Windows Server for a time, fixed
   in 16.3-2. There still seems to be a problem in the Win 1x OSes.
   
   

2. Re: BUG #18572: Crash during postgresql-16.3-2-windows-x64.exe installation

   Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep.thakkar@enterprisedb.com> — 2024-08-07T07:45:01Z

   Hi Paul,
   
   I've shared a test installer with the fix with you. Can you please check
   the inbox for the ShareFile location of the test installer
   *postgresql-16.3-0.0snapshot10215430698.828.1.2cb8f3d.2-windows-x64.exe *
   
   On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 2:00 AM PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org>
   wrote:
   
   > The following bug has been logged on the website:
   >
   > Bug reference:      18572
   > Logged by:          Paul Tobey
   > Email address:      ptobey@rainbird.com
   > PostgreSQL version: 16.3
   > Operating system:   Windows 10
   > Description:
   >
   > When installing on Windows 10 I've hit this error, displayed in a dialog
   > during unattended mode installation:
   >
   > "Error copying file from packed archive [location] to [temp
   > folder]/prerun_checks.vbs: Destination not writable" with Abort, Retry,
   > Ignore
   >
   > If I Abort, the follow up message is:
   >
   > "system's temp folder is not writable by the current user"
   >
   > The folder *is* writable by the user running the exe (who is a member of
   > the
   > Administrators group, BTW). I've captured the
   > installbuilder_installer_[number].log file, but there's nothing very
   > obviously useful there (I've obfuscated my domain and user names):
   >
   >     Log started 08/06/2024 at 12:49:31
   >     Preferred installation mode : unattended
   >     Trying to init installer in mode qt
   >     Mode qt successfully initialized
   >     Setting variable whoami from C:\WINDOWS\System32\whoami
   >     Script exit code: 0
   >
   >     Script output:
   >       [mydomain]\[myusername]
   >
   >     Script stderr:
   >
   > As I recall, there was a similar issue in Windows Server for a time, fixed
   > in 16.3-2. There still seems to be a problem in the Win 1x OSes.
   >
   >
   
   -- 
   Sandeep Thakkar