Re: Installing postgresql 8.1.5 in a Virtual Machine?

From: "Thomas H(dot)" <me(at)alternize(dot)com>
To: <bo(dot)berglund(at)telia(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Installing postgresql 8.1.5 in a Virtual Machine?
Date: 2006-11-26 15:59:50
Message-ID: 096b01c71173$e83a3af0$0201a8c0@iwing
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>I thought that I would test PG 8.1.5 in a VirtualPC 2007 virtual
> machine. But then I read a doc item that claims that you have to have
> a real console on the PC to be able to install the server...
>
> Does this issue apply to a virtual machine built with VPC2007?
>

when running a virtual server, you ARE in a console session. what is meant
in the faq is a terminal service session to windows 2000. in windows 2003,
you can even install it in a terminal session when using the /console switch

- thomas

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