> Hi all,
> I am trying to create an installable for my metalscan java
> application. Here are the specs:- I have created the
> installable using GKsetup(Gkware.com) a third party tool. I
> am using Postgresql 8.0.2 as my database for my Java
> application(metalscan). When the setup executable is double
> clicked on a laptop computer (having Windows2003 server) In
> the first part of my installation I am installing my Java
> application into the target computer and when this gets
> complete my database installation will start.During the
> database installation I am actually invoking a java program
> which executes some command line commands. I am using the
> msiexec command(msiexec /i postgresql-8.0-int.msi /qr
> INTERNALLAUNCH=1 ADDLOCAL=server,psql,docs,pgadmin
> SERVICEDOMAIN="+machineName+" SERVICEPASSWORD=12!@qwQWq
> SUPERPASSWORD=postgres SERVICEACCOUNT=postgres1
> BASEDIR=C:\\postgres") to start the silent mode installation
> of postgres.before this step I am u sing the net user /add
> command to create a user account in the windows2003 computer.
> Then using the NtRights.exe utility to grant the
> "logonasservice " right to the user I have created(username
> -postgres1). After this I am invoking msiexec as mentioned
> above. When I start the database installation in the silent
> mode using msiexec after the message "starting services" the
> following error appears and the Postgresql installation is
> rolled back.-
>
> Service 'PostgreSQL Database Server 8.0' (pgsql-8.0) failed
> to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start
> system services.
>
> Please note that I have logged in as the administrator of the
> laptop computer. We tried the same installation program in
> our development network and the installation is working fine.
> Please tell me as to why I am getting this error and how I
> can solve this problem.
Do you get anything in the eventlog, or in the postgresql log directory?
//Magnus