The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 1488
Logged by: Jesper Udby
Email address: jesper_pg (AT) judby (DOT) dk
PostgreSQL version: 8.0.1
Operating system: Win32 XP Pro SP2
Description: CREATE TABLESPACE does not work
Details:

Hello.

Trying to create a tablespace fails with msg "ERROR: could not set
permissions on directory "...": Permission denied".

E.g.

CREATE TABLESPACE pgtest LOCATION 'c:\\pgtest';

(Directory c:\\pgtest exists and is readable etc.)

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Jesper Udby wrote:
My bet is that the owner of the directory is not the same as the owner
of the pg server.

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What are the permissions on c:\pgtest and what are they on c:\? For the
postgres service account, of course.

//Magnus

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