Thread: Installation on Windows 2003 fails

I tried to install the latest pre-built package on a Windows 2003 server
(64-bit). It failed always when doing the initdb. I gave the service
account admin privileges but it did not help. What is wrong with that? I
found a similar problem two years back, but I assume it has been fixed.
Any new issues with Windows 2003 installation??
Many thanks for your help!
Tom

Thomas Bednarz wrote on 04.10.2009 21:23:
> I tried to install the latest pre-built package on a Windows 2003 server
> (64-bit). It failed always when doing the initdb.

And the error message is?

Does the user you use to run initdb have the approriate privileges to write to the data directory? That user is not
necessarilythe service account (which does not need nor should have administrator privileges) 

Thomas

No specific error message, just that the initdb failed and the
installation may not be completed completely. No services are installed
in the service control manager. The account has full access in both the
datadirectory and the program files directory.

Tom

Thomas Kellerer schrieb:
> Thomas Bednarz wrote on 04.10.2009 21:23:
>> I tried to install the latest pre-built package on a Windows 2003
>> server (64-bit). It failed always when doing the initdb.
>
> And the error message is?
>
> Does the user you use to run initdb have the approriate privileges to
> write to the data directory? That user is not necessarily the service
> account (which does not need nor should have administrator privileges)
>
> Thomas
>
>

Thomas Bednarz wrote on 04.10.2009 22:29:
> No specific error message, just that the initdb failed and the
> installation may not be completed completely. No services are installed
> in the service control manager. The account has full access in both the
> datadirectory and the program files directory.
>
> Tom

Does the installer write a log file?

What happens when you run initdb manually?

Thomas