Re: Installing PostGreSQL automatically

Just a simple "logon as service" User with no administrative
privileges, in no administrator group or similiar whatsoever.

BTW... that "logon as service" is one of the challenging parts; be
carefull with Group Policies.

Harald

On 5/23/06, Greg <greg@officium.co.za> wrote:
>
> Ok, I have installed PostGreSQL as a service with pg_ctl.
>
> But when I try to start the service using pg_ctl start, I am told I have to
> run the service under a non-administrator account. Which account is
> used/created by the standard PostGreSQL MSI installer?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harald Armin Massa [mailto:haraldarminmassa@gmail.com]
> Sent: 23 May 2006 08:43 AM
> To: Greg
> Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Installing PostGreSQL automatically
>
> Greg,
>
> all the registry-entries are for "convenience", that is: to make it
> possible for the installer to check if PostgreSQL is installed.
>
> So to use PostgreSQL on Win32, simple distribute the files found
> within <programs>PostgreSQL/8.1/ from a normal installation. ["normal"
> is quite a challenge nontheless, as "normally" client & server libs
> are distributed; together with PG-Admin in default installation]
>
> Your challenge in not using the installer remains:
>
> a) arranging the path correctly so that all libs are found
>
> b) creating a user with appropriate privilges
> [in corporate environments that is often better done
> by whatever user administration tool they use]
>
> c) creating the service [check pg_ctl --help]
>
> d) initialising the datadir (initdb --help)
>
> I tried to went down that road because of problems with earlier
> pg-installers (8.0.0 beta and before); and it was harder than it
> sounds, so I moved back to the installer. I recommend to you to do the
> same - or report back your sucess.
>
> On http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller/ you can find the source
> to the installer; to recheck what exactly that MSI is doing; maybe
> Installshield is even able to "include" the MSI definitions from there
> (they are made for the "free" tools from MS to build installers)
>
> Best wishes
>
> Harald
>
>
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