That is an installer error so you will have to report it to MoteView or Crossbow.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ahren Reed wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 4915 > Logged by: Ahren Reed > Email address: aar...@nps.edu > PostgreSQL version: 8.0.0 > Operating system: Windows XP > Description: installation failure: Failure to set permissions on the > installed files > Details: > > I am using the Crossbow install package called "MoteViewSetup_1.2.B.exe" > that came on my Crossbow System Support CD. MoteView installs PostgreSQL > 8.0. The problem is that the installation fails with the following > message: > > PostgreSQL 8.0.0-rcl > ! Failed to set permissions on the installed files. Please see the logfile > 'C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.0.0-rcl\tmp\pgperm.log' > > The log file (pgperm.log) has the following message: > "No mapping between account names and security IDs was done." > > The account I am using has Administrator permissions. Is this an issue with > Symantec AntiVirus? I have that running on the system. It's the "corporate > version" 10.1.8.8000 > > I have tried installing the PostgreSQL software with the Symantec services > stopped, and it still doesn't install. > > I have checked the Security tab on the Program Files folder where the > PostgreSQL folder resides, and I have Full Control on all the permissions. > > Not sure why I keep getting this "Failed to set permissions on the installed > files" error. What's going on? > > -- > Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs