Re: Why postgres install requires physical access to server in windows

From: "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>
To: "Andrus" <eetasoft(at)online(dot)ee>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Why postgres install requires physical access to server in windows
Date: 2006-04-05 13:00:34
Message-ID: 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCEA3524C@algol.sollentuna.se
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> >> mstsc /console
> >
> > It should work fine with this switch. I've used it many times.
>
> I ran "mstsc /console" from my XP Proffessional and tried to
> install Postgres 8.1.3 in two different
> servers:
>
> Windows 2003
> Windows 2000
>
> Both cause the following message:
>
> ---------------------------
> Internal error
> ---------------------------
> The PostgreSQL installer must be run on the system console,
> not in a terminal services session.
> ---------------------------
> OK
> ---------------------------
>
> What I'm doint wrong ?

Well, first of all, mstsc/console is not supported on Windows 2000.
Second, make sure that you have the correct version of mstsc. mstsc /?
will tell you if your current client supports the /console parameter.
(If it doesn't, it'll silently eat it and ignore it)

//Magnus

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