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Kleiner
03-16-2009, 05:51 PM
Hi,

I have tried numerous passwords, changing the lengthm but every time I get to the end of installing PostgreSQL 8.3, it does the installation then gives me this error message:
"User 'postgres' could not be created. The password is too short or not complex enough.!"

Any ideas? I have tried making my password up to 20 characters long.... so I have no clue why this keeps popping up, and then making me start over.

Thanks for any help.

Dan

morny
03-16-2009, 06:51 PM
Can you try rebooting your PC

If the problem persists try a different version of PostgreSQL

Also if you dont have a previous database delete the PostgreSQL folder in C:\Program Files\ before you start resintalling

Kleiner
03-16-2009, 08:06 PM
I have tried rebooting and that did not work. I deleted PostgreSQL and redownloaded and I still got the same error. Where do I find a different version to download?

Thanks

morny
03-16-2009, 09:02 PM
http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/

Kleiner
03-16-2009, 09:25 PM
I tried 8.2 and 8.1, and have the same problem as previously mentioned.

morny
03-17-2009, 08:13 AM
See this thread, if the problem persists try posting on one of the PostgreSQL forums as i dont really know what else to try or why it wont accept the password http://archives.postgresql.org/pgadmin-support/2007-07/msg00074.php

Kleiner
03-17-2009, 04:35 PM
Thanks, that solved it. It mentioned I have to use a symbol such as !@#%$& in the password, along with both letters and numbers, and be at least 12 characters long.
Thanks again