Re: BUG #1357: Installation via Terminal Service

> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 1357
> Logged by: Winfried Maus
> Email address: wmaus(at)wmaus(dot)net
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0
> Operating system: Windows Server 2003
> Description: Installation via Terminal Service
> Details:
>
> When trying to install PostgreSQL 8.0.0 RC2 within a CONSOLE
> Terminal Session, the installer prompts a dialog box, that
> PostgreSQL cannot be installed using a terminal session but
> must be run from the console.
>
> Since RDP Client 5.2 supports the /console switch to force a
> terminal session into console mode which works fine with
> every other software I tried to install, I consider this
> behaviour a bug in the PostgreSQL installer.
>
> Merry x-mas and greetings from Germany. :-)

I have seen this happen a couple of times, and it's because the
detection code in the installer is not working as it's supposed to. It's
based on an environment variable :-)
Log in using /console, start a cmd.exe prompt, run "set
SESSIONNAME=Console", and then start the installer. That should help.

I've added a tracker for this to the foundry page - this needs a fix.

//Magnus