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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: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:39:55 -0500
  • Message-id: <1144255195.32266.74.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> <text/plain>

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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