Re: [pgAdmin][RM-2341]: Add menu option for starting PSQL

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 9:35 AM Fahar Abbas <fahar(dot)abbas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
wrote:

> Sure Dave, I will create a new VM with the latest iso.
>

Not the latest. 1809 please. And if that doesn't work, 1909. We need to
understand exactly what versions work and which don't.

> Nikhil is not able to reproduce the issue on Windows 10 with the latest
> version. So the issue is reproducible with older versions.
>
> Kind Regards,
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:28 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 9:25 AM Fahar Abbas <fahar(dot)abbas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB.
>>>
>>
>> Hmm, I assume that is version 1607. Can you test with 1809 please? And if
>> that doesn't work, try 1909.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:12 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 7:44 AM Fahar Abbas <
>>>> fahar(dot)abbas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> pgadmin4 is failing on following operating systems :
>>>>> Windows 2016
>>>>> Windows 2012
>>>>> Windows 07
>>>>> Windows 2008R2
>>>>> Windows 10 64
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What version of Windows 10? I *think* conpty was introduced in 1809.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> pgadmin4 is working fine in following operating system:
>>>>> Windows 2019
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 7:51 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 2:22 PM Nikhil Mohite <
>>>>>> nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 6:37 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM Nikhil Mohite <
>>>>>>>> nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 5:22 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 11:08 AM Nikhil Mohite <
>>>>>>>>>> nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave/ Team,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> We are facing an issue with winpty.dll on Windows server 2016
>>>>>>>>>>> and Windows 7(these are platforms on which we have tested).
>>>>>>>>>>> Files required for winpty are present in the site-packages but
>>>>>>>>>>> still, it is unable to load the winpty.dll file on these specific
>>>>>>>>>>> platforms. We have tested it on Windows 10 pro and Windows server 2019 and
>>>>>>>>>>> it is working fine. (Also tried building the local pywinpty but unable to
>>>>>>>>>>> build it.) ref link for winPty
>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/rprichard/winpty#:~:text=winpty%20is%20a%20Windows%20software,in%20a%20Cygwin%2FMSYS%20pty.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Does winpty.exe run, if executed from the command line instead of
>>>>>>>>>> pgAdmin? If not, does dependency walker show any missing libraries that are
>>>>>>>>>> required?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Not found the winpty.exe in site packages, but as per the winpty
>>>>>>>>> documents "winpty-agent.exe" will start the process with a new, hidden
>>>>>>>>> console window. It is not showing any error while installing the package. I
>>>>>>>>> tried to use it outside the pgAdmin but still facing the same error
>>>>>>>>> "Exception in import winpty DLL load failed while importing winpty: The
>>>>>>>>> specified procedure could not be found."(created a separate python
>>>>>>>>> environment for this)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1. if try to run winpty-agent.exe from the command line, it shows
>>>>>>>>> the user entered inputs on the same terminal, not showing any errors.
>>>>>>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2. I found winpty.exe in the other installed app (Git command
>>>>>>>>> line: C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\usr\bin) if try to run it through the
>>>>>>>>> command line not getting any error, it is showing user entered inputs on
>>>>>>>>> the same terminal. (It is not related to pgAdmin but just tried to check
>>>>>>>>> winpty.exe throwing any error or not)
>>>>>>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hmmm, that sounds oddly similar to an issue I had with Kerberos on
>>>>>>>> Windows when I was mucking around with that. I can't remember the exact
>>>>>>>> details, but as a test, does the problem go away if winpty.dll is copied
>>>>>>>> into the Windows system32 directory?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tried it but still facing the same issue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, I had a fiddle around, and see the same thing. I can't do a
>>>>>> simple import of winpty. On 2019 it's fine. I tried various tricks that
>>>>>> I've used in the past to make sure libraries are found etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could this be because it's trying to use the conpty interface in
>>>>>> Windows 10 and above?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If we can't get this to work tomorrow, I think it's fine to simply
>>>>>> hide the menu options and button if the server detects it's running on an
>>>>>> unsupported version of Windows. Of course, this should be documented. We
>>>>>> also need to make sure we know *exactly* what versions it does and does not
>>>>>> work on.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>> Blog: https://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>
>>>>>> EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Fahar Abbas
>>>>> EnterpriseDB Corporation
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>>>>> Mobile: +92-333-5409707
>>>>> Skype ID: *live:fahar.abbas*
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dave Page
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Fahar Abbas
>>> EnterpriseDB Corporation
>>> Phone Office: +92-51-835-8874
>>> Phone Direct: +92-51-8466803
>>> Mobile: +92-333-5409707
>>> Skype ID: *live:fahar.abbas*
>>> Website: www.enterprisedb.com
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dave Page
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>>
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>>
>
> --
> Fahar Abbas
> EnterpriseDB Corporation
> Phone Office: +92-51-835-8874
> Phone Direct: +92-51-8466803
> Mobile: +92-333-5409707
> Skype ID: *live:fahar.abbas*
> Website: www.enterprisedb.com
>

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