Re: can't install postgres 8.4 on windows 2003 server

Sachin,

I was using the windows user the postgres installer created to register the
service. That failed. I thought I will try a admin user and I was able to
register the service. Then I ran all the failed vb scripts in the installer
which was listed in the install-postgresql.log file: startupcfg.vbs,
createshortcuts.vbs, startserver.vbs, loadmodules.vbs. But I changed the
user for the startupcfg.vbs to one of the admin users. After doing all these
hacks it looks like postgres is installed fine.

I was wondering why the user created by postgres was not able to register
the service? Anybody else installing postgres 8.4 on windows 2003 server
have this issue? I really appreciate any help.

Thanks.

ritas wrote:
>
>
> I tried that and I get the same error: pg_ctl: could not register service
> "postgresql-8.4": error code 0
>
>
>
> Sachin Srivastava-2 wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> What happens if you register the service with pg_ctl directly as:
>>
>> <Path to PGHOME>\bin\pg_ctl.exe register -N <ServiceName> -U <Username>
>> -P <Password> -D <Path to DataDirectory> -w
>>
>>
>> On 5/24/10 11:58 PM, ritas wrote:
>>> Thanks Sachin for your response. I have attached the
>>> install-postgresql.log.
>>> Also, if it helps, I have the following error in my event viewer:
>>> pg_ctl:
>>> could not register service "postgresql-8.4": error code 0
>>> The postgres service is not listed under services.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28660078/install-postgresql.log
>>> install-postgresql.log
>>>
>>> Sachin Srivastava-2 wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 5/24/10 7:52 PM, ritas wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> When I try to install postgres 8.4 on windows server 2003, I get the
>>>>> following error: "A non-fatal error occurred whilst loading database
>>>>> modules. Please check the installation logs in
>>>>> C:/docs&setttings/user/local
>>>>> settings/temp for details". The log file doesn't have any error, but
>>>>> it
>>>>> looks like it stopped in the middle. Also, it doesn't install the
>>>>> postgres
>>>>> service. I have attached the log file. Any help would be greatly
>>>>> appreciated. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28657511/bitrock_installer_1004serverlog.log
>>>>> bitrock_installer_1004serverlog.log
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> There must be a log file with name install-postgresql.log in the %TEMP%
>>>> directory.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Sachin Srivastava
>>>> EnterpriseDB<http://www.enterprisedb.com>, the Enterprise Postgres
>>>> <http://www.enterprisedb.com> company.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Sachin Srivastava
>> EnterpriseDB <http://www.enterprisedb.com>, the Enterprise Postgres
>> <http://www.enterprisedb.com> company.
>>
>>
>
>

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