Re: InitDB Failure on install - Mailing list pgsql-hackers-win32

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: InitDB Failure on install
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE34C042@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to InitDB Failure on install  (Mario Ivankovits <imario@apache.org>)
List pgsql-hackers-win32
> > > > I removed our postgres installation and tried to install it in
> > > > "install mode" through an ts session - it doesnt worked anyway.
> > > >
> > > > So i went to our console and reinstalled it - with success.
> > >
> > > OK, thanks. I committed a patch for this last night BTW.
> One thing
> > > that struck me this morning though - the patch checks that
> > > %SESSIONNAME% == "Console" (as oppsed to something like
> > > ICA-tcp#45 as you might see on a Citrix session); does the word
> > > "Console" get localised on non-English versions of Windows? Can
> > > someone check this for me please?
> >
> > Um. Is this really a problem with the installer? IMHO it seems more
> > like a problem with the backend, so if we manage to fix that one be
> > prepared to remoev the check :-)
>
> I've got no problem with that - but we've seen a number of
> reports of this, and no hint that anyone has the foggiest why
> it's happening. At least this will stave off a more reports
> next time round.

I'm working on the issue. First I have to fix the error messages though,
but I think I clearly have enough to reproduce it consitently now at
least.

//Magnus

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