install of postgres plus standard server fails on Win XP

I have win xp sp3
I am using installer file postgresplus-8.4.1-2-windows.exe

I get cryptic message
"The installation of postgres database server returned an error"

It may be a password issue, the end of the log file says
2010-08-13 13:33:48 PDTLOG: could not receive data from client: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
2010-08-13 13:33:48 PDTLOG: unexpected EOF on client connection
2010-08-13 13:36:31 PDTLOG: received fast shutdown request
2010-08-13 13:36:31 PDTLOG: aborting any active transactions
2010-08-13 13:36:31 PDTFATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command
2010-08-13 13:36:31 PDTLOG: autovacuum launcher shutting down
2010-08-13 13:36:31 PDTLOG: shutting down
2010-08-13 13:36:32 PDTLOG: database system is shut down

I am sure of the postgres user password, but would change it to another password if I could.
Problem is, in control panel no postgres user shows up.
But when I try to create postgres as a user, control panel reports "User exists"!

How can I work with the postgres user if they are invisible to control panel?

I guess this is two problems, and I need possibly two answers.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Fred

Hello,

Can you post the content of installation logs (%TEMP%\install-postgresql.log)?

The user created does not have a profile (for security reasons). Please see this to change/modify the postgres user from command line.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251394

Hope it helps.

Thanks for your help, though there is very little to see in install-postgresql.log:

Log started 08/16/10 at 06:46:40
Preferred installation mode : unattended
Trying to init installer in mode unattended
Mode unattended successfully initialized
[06:46:42] Existing base directory: C:\Program Files\PostgresPlus\8.4SS
[06:46:42] Existing data directory: C:\Program Files\PostgresPlus\8.4SS/data
[06:46:42] Using branding: Postgres Plus Standard Server 8.4
[06:46:42] Using Super User: postgres and Service Account: postgres
[06:46:42] Using Service Name: postgresql-8.4
Executing cscript //NoLogo "C:\Documents and Settings\FredP\Local Settings\Temp\postgresql_installer\installruntimes.vbs" "C:\Documents and Settings\FredP\Local Settings\Temp\postgresql_installer\vcredist_x86.exe"
Script exit code: 0

Script output:
Executing the runtime installer: C:\Documents and Settings\FredP\Local Settings\Temp\postgresql_installer\vcredist_x86.exe
installruntimes.vbs ran to completion

Script stderr:

Executing C:\Documents and Settings\FredP\Local Settings\Temp\postgresql_installer\pg_controldata.exe "C:\Program Files\PostgresPlus\8.4SS/data"
Script exit code: 0

Script output:
pg_control version number: 843
Catalog version number: 200904091
Database system identifier: 5501953583922208682
Database cluster state: shut down
pg_control last modified: 08/16/2010 6:41:52 AM
Latest checkpoint location: 0/AD3D98
Prior checkpoint location: 0/ABEC60
Latest checkpoint's REDO location: 0/AD3D98
Latest checkpoint's TimeLineID: 1
Latest checkpoint's NextXID: 0/720
Latest checkpoint's NextOID: 17407
Latest checkpoint's NextMultiXactId: 1
Latest checkpoint's NextMultiOffset: 0
Time of latest checkpoint: 08/16/2010 6:41:52 AM
Minimum recovery ending location: 0/0
Maximum data alignment: 8
Database block size: 8192
Blocks per segment of large relation: 131072
WAL block size: 8192
Bytes per WAL segment: 16777216
Maximum length of identifiers: 64
Maximum columns in an index: 32
Maximum size of a TOAST chunk: 1996
Date/time type storage: 64-bit integers
Float4 argument passing: by value
Float8 argument passing: by reference

Script stderr:

[06:47:01] Existing cluster catalog version: 200904091, installer catalog version: 200904091
[06:47:01] Existing cluster Date/time settings: 64-bit integers, installer Date/time settings: 64-bit integers
[06:47:01] Switching to upgrade mode with cluster: C:\Program Files\PostgresPlus\8.4SS/data
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The rest of the log is a list of "Skipping c:\...
ending with
Skipping C:\Program Files\PostgresPlus\8.4SS

Let me know if you want any of the other log files.

Fred

Hello,

You must have tried to run the uninstallation afterwards as the install logs have uninstall messages also.

Also it is seen from the logs is that you are trying to upgrade an already installed instance.

If not, then please remove the current installation by using Add/Remove programs and then deleteing/moving the data folder. You can optionally delete the 'postgres' user as well (net user postgres /delete).

Run the installer once again and if it fails again post the content of the installation log.

Hope it helps.

As per another message I posted related to this problem, I will post the answer here.

The install didn't fail! Even though the install procedure reported failure, starting pgAdmin revealed that BOTH instances I tried to install, 8.3 and 8.4, were both running! Go figure!

I have one more thing to say. When I started programming 35 years ago, the hardest part was just getting the system to the point where one could actually do work. If, 35 years later we are distributing install programs that don't even know when an install worked, then little has changed in 35 years. I expected more.

Hello,

The installer does a lot more after initializing the cluster and even starting the cluster and can fail after starting the server. Connection with pgAdmin and failure of installer are 2 different things and if installer reported a failure then there must be something wrong which can only be determined after examining a fresh log which can be generated using the steps i posted in my last post.

With the help of user wanting to contribute more, we are trying to make the installers a better experience and yes there is nothing wrong in expecting more..