Technical Workshop CPH 2th June 2014 Minerals4EU WP5 team EURARE WP1team PostGreSQL Install problems with possible solution Frands Schjøth, GEUS

2 Postgres install warning on screen 02. June 2014 Minerals4EU WP 5 team and EURARE WP1 team,

3 Postgres install logfile 02. June 2014 Minerals4EU WP 5 team and EURARE WP1 team, ( Directory “c:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Temp” and filename “ install-postgresql.log” lines) Script output: Installing the adminpack module in the postgres database... Executing 'C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Temp\rad324A1.bat'... psql: ­¥ 㤠«®áì ¯®¤ª«îç¨âìáï ª á¥à¢¥àã: Connection refused (0x D/10061) Ž­ ¤¥©á⢨⥫쭮 à ¡®â ¥â ¯® ¤à¥áã "localhost" (::1) ¨ ¯à¨­¨¬ ¥â TCP-ᮥ¤¨­¥­¨ï (¯®àâ 5432)? ­¥ 㤠«®áì ¯®¤ª«îç¨âìáï ª á¥à¢¥àã: Connection refused (0x D/10061) Ž­ ¤¥©á⢨⥫쭮 à ¡®â ¥â ¯® ¤à¥áã "localhost" ( ) ¨ ¯à¨­¨¬ ¥â TCP-ᮥ¤¨­¥­¨ï (¯®àâ 5432)? Failed to install the 'adminpack' module in the 'postgres' database loadmodules.vbs ran to completion

4 Solution to Postgres warning 02. June 2014 Minerals4EU WP 5 team and EURARE WP1 team,  ative_Windows#What_versions_of_Windows_does_PostgreSQL_run_on.3F ative_Windows#What_versions_of_Windows_does_PostgreSQL_run_on.3F  The installer exits with a runtime installation error? The installer may exit with an error like: An error occured executing the Microsoft VC++ runtime installer. This can only happen on Windows. There are two main reasons why this may occur:

5 Solution to Postgres warning 02. June 2014 Minerals4EU WP 5 team and EURARE WP1 team,  ative_Windows#What_versions_of_Windows_does_PostgreSQL_run_on.3F ative_Windows#What_versions_of_Windows_does_PostgreSQL_run_on.3F  1) The Windows Scripting Host is unable to execute VBscripts. This can occur if the scripting host is disabled (which is unusual), or if the installation is broken. A sign of this problem is a message like CScript Error: Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script "C:\.... It can often be resolved by re-registering the VBscript interpreter - click Start -> Run and enter the following and click OK: regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\vbscript.dll If that fails, on older versions of Windows you can try updating the scripting host. Also, make sure that the registry value in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vbs\(Default) is VBSFile. [1]updating the scripting host[1]

6 02. June 2014 Minerals4EU WP 5 team and EURARE WP1 team,  ative_Windows#What_versions_of_Windows_does_PostgreSQL_run_on.3F ative_Windows#What_versions_of_Windows_does_PostgreSQL_run_on.3F  2) The installer is unable to properly read and write files to the system TEMP directory. This can occur if the TEMP or TMP environment variables are set to non-standard values, and can be recognised by errors in the logfile indicating that scripts could not be executed or found. To resolve this issue, ensure the TEMP and TMP variables are set to their correct values. Solution to Postgres warning

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