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Postgres database creation fails when special characters are used in password
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Article ID: 129060
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Products
CA Application Performance Management Agent (APM / Wily / Introscope)INTROSCOPE
Create Database Failed Status: ERROR Additional Notes: ERROR - The system cannot find the drive specified. psql: invalid port number: "W5{" The process tried to write to a nonexistent pipe. (STDOUT: CreateDb exited with code 1 Install failed due to error code: 1. Please check "D:\Program Files\CA APM\Introscope10.7.0.45/install/schematools.log" for more details. )
Cause
There is a pipe sign is in the password. The APM install script doesn't like any special characters in the PostgreSQL install password
Environment
APM 10.7 on Windows Server 2016.
Resolution
This is a known issue. Complete the install with a password without any special characters. Change it later after the install