On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 16:07, Andrus wrote: > Remote install of Postgres 8.1.3 using Windows installer binary package is > not working (says that console mode is required) even when RDP client is > started with > > mstsc /console > > switch. > > However, using installer package, creating cluster and server process > manually works OK from RDP client! > > Any idea why Postgres installer requires physical access to server to > install Postgres ? There's always VNC: http://www.realvnc.com/ That way Windows won't know you're not sitting in front of it, and if you've got to access it from across the country on a linux or BSD or MAC box, it still works.