Re: Why postgres install requires physical access to

From: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>
To: Andrus <eetasoft(at)online(dot)ee>
Cc: pgsql general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Why postgres install requires physical access to
Date: 2006-04-05 16:39:55
Message-ID: 1144255195.32266.74.camel@state.g2switchworks.com
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On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 16:07, Andrus wrote:
> Remote install of Postgres 8.1.3 using Windows installer binary package is
> not working (says that console mode is required) even when RDP client is
> started with
>
> mstsc /console
>
> switch.
>
> However, using installer package, creating cluster and server process
> manually works OK from RDP client!
>
> Any idea why Postgres installer requires physical access to server to
> install Postgres ?

There's always VNC: http://www.realvnc.com/ That way Windows won't know
you're not sitting in front of it, and if you've got to access it from
across the country on a linux or BSD or MAC box, it still works.

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