Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread tv


 Please help! I am using Windows 7 64, I've also tried with/without
 firewalls, opened all local ports... Using Nod32 atm and Spybot that runs
 in
 the background, when ununstalled (both of them) postgres doesn' t work
 too

Hi.

I really don't know what a Holdem Manager is, but have you tried to
connect to PostgreSQL directly (using pgadmin-III for example)? Is the
process running, or does it fail at start time? Is there something in the
log?

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:09:27 am Alphadion wrote:
 Hi,
 
 I was using Holdem Manager and Postgres database server until a month ago
 when it just stopped. Whatever I did didn't help, incl. a teamviewer
 session with one of the HM administrators.
 
 I've already read and done everything about that in FAQ, forums,net etc.
 and nothing helps.
 
 Please help! I am using Windows 7 64, I've also tried with/without
 firewalls, opened all local ports... Using Nod32 atm and Spybot that runs
 in the background, when ununstalled (both of them) postgres doesn' t work
 too

Some information required:
What version of Postgres?
How was Postgres installed?
How do you know Postgres is not working?
Or is that Holdem is not finding Postgres?
Is all of this happening locally or is there a remote component?

 
 Cheers,
 
 Dion

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Alphadion
I tried to install any of the versions but it always gives that message
Could not connect to the database server, please check port 5432 and
127.0.0.1 or  something like that. I've opened a range of ports on my
router's page, and also opened one in my computer through the firewall.

Holdem Manager is a tracking software for playing poker online. It stores
all yours and opponents' hands and uses Postgresql for that. It was working
properly until one day when it just stopped, giving a message about
inability to onnect to database server. I tried system restore and
everything possible, including a teamviewer session with one of the Holdem
Manager forums admins. Nothing helped...

I dont want to reinstall the whole Windows as I'm not sure if it's going to
work. I tried installing HM and postgres on another computer in the same
network and it doesnt work on it too...

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Merlin Moncure
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Alphadion s_savo...@yahoo.com wrote:
 I tried to install any of the versions but it always gives that message
 Could not connect to the database server, please check port 5432 and
 127.0.0.1 or  something like that. I've opened a range of ports on my
 router's page, and also opened one in my computer through the firewall.

 Holdem Manager is a tracking software for playing poker online. It stores
 all yours and opponents' hands and uses Postgresql for that. It was working
 properly until one day when it just stopped, giving a message about
 inability to onnect to database server. I tried system restore and
 everything possible, including a teamviewer session with one of the Holdem
 Manager forums admins. Nothing helped...

 I dont want to reinstall the whole Windows as I'm not sure if it's going to
 work. I tried installing HM and postgres on another computer in the same
 network and it doesnt work on it too...


Check your event viewer application log for interesting details.
Confirm if any postgres processes are running in task manager.  Look
and see if postgres services is installed in service control manager,
and if it is not running, try and start it.

My money is on expired password issue on the postgres account.

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:55:33 am Alphadion wrote:
 I tried to install any of the versions but it always gives that message
 Could not connect to the database server, please check port 5432 and
 127.0.0.1 or  something like that. I've opened a range of ports on my
 router's page, and also opened one in my computer through the firewall.
 
 Holdem Manager is a tracking software for playing poker online. It stores
 all yours and opponents' hands and uses Postgresql for that. It was working
 properly until one day when it just stopped, giving a message about
 inability to onnect to database server. I tried system restore and
 everything possible, including a teamviewer session with one of the Holdem
 Manager forums admins. Nothing helped...
 
 I dont want to reinstall the whole Windows as I'm not sure if it's going to
 work. I tried installing HM and postgres on another computer in the same
 network and it doesnt work on it too...

To get this moving please answer the questions I provided earlier:
What version of Postgres?
How was Postgres installed?
How do you know Postgres is not working?
Or is that Holdem is not finding Postgres?
Is all of this happening locally or is there a remote component?

In addition:
Anything happen a month ago when it stopped working?
Software upgrade?
Computer crash?
Etc?



 
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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Alphadion
Quote: Is all of this happening locally or is there a remote component?

I dont know how to define that...

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Bruce Momjian

I am ready to conclude that the commercial software, Holdem Manager, is
basically trying to farm out their database support to us.  However,
Holdem Manager has extensive help topics about getting Postgres working:


http://faq.holdemmanager.com/categories/Frequently+Asked+Questions/PostgreSQL/

I think we just need to point users to those pages.

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Alphadion wrote:
 I tried to install any of the versions but it always gives that message
 Could not connect to the database server, please check port 5432 and
 127.0.0.1 or  something like that. I've opened a range of ports on my
 router's page, and also opened one in my computer through the firewall.
 
 Holdem Manager is a tracking software for playing poker online. It stores
 all yours and opponents' hands and uses Postgresql for that. It was working
 properly until one day when it just stopped, giving a message about
 inability to onnect to database server. I tried system restore and
 everything possible, including a teamviewer session with one of the Holdem
 Manager forums admins. Nothing helped...
 
 I dont want to reinstall the whole Windows as I'm not sure if it's going to
 work. I tried installing HM and postgres on another computer in the same
 network and it doesnt work on it too...
 
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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Bruce Momjian

The larger question is whether these forums should be used to help
people get support for commercial products that embed Postgres.

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Alphadion

Merlin Moncure-2 wrote:
 
 Check your event viewer application log for interesting details.
 Confirm if any postgres processes are running in task manager.  Look
 and see if postgres services is installed in service control manager,
 and if it is not running, try and start it.
 
 My money is on expired password issue on the postgres account.
 
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The process is running and I've tried the service manager..  How can I
renovate the pass?

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:01:50 am Alphadion wrote:
 Quote: Is all of this happening locally or is there a remote component?
 
 I dont know how to define that...

Are HM and the database both on the same machine or is the connection happening 
over the network?

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:04:30 am Bruce Momjian wrote:
 The larger question is whether these forums should be used to help
 people get support for commercial products that embed Postgres.
 

The eternal Open Source dilemma.  Once it is released into the wild are we 
responsible for it?  In a perfect world the folks that incorporate Postgres 
into 
their products would be entirely  accountable for its care and feeding. Part of 
me says hold to that standard. Another part says how do you know where a 
question is really coming from?  I for one am not going to interrogate everyone 
on their reasons for asking a question. The other issue is perception. Right or 
wrong, not answering questions ends up reflecting negatively on the community.

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Bruce Momjian
Adrian Klaver wrote:
 On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:04:30 am Bruce Momjian wrote:
  The larger question is whether these forums should be used to help
  people get support for commercial products that embed Postgres.
  
 
 The eternal Open Source dilemma.  Once it is released into the wild are we 
 responsible for it?  In a perfect world the folks that incorporate Postgres 
 into 
 their products would be entirely  accountable for its care and feeding. Part 
 of 
 me says hold to that standard. Another part says how do you know where a 
 question is really coming from?  I for one am not going to interrogate 
 everyone 
 on their reasons for asking a question. The other issue is perception. Right 
 or 
 wrong, not answering questions ends up reflecting negatively on the community.

I think we should make sure they have checked the vendor help system
first or point them to that.

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Merlin Moncure
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Bruce Momjian br...@momjian.us wrote:

 The larger question is whether these forums should be used to help
 people get support for commercial products that embed Postgres.

I have no particular philosophical objection to helping people using
Holdem Manager -- I'd venture most people posting here asking for help
are working on commercial software, and I'd prefer people to come away
from this forum with a positive impression.

It's not like we are getting 100 emails a day on this stuff.  This is
a participatory environment -- so what's the fuss? That said, to the
OP, on this issue you might have better luck on irc channel with this
type of problem.

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:26:44 am Bruce Momjian wrote:
 Adrian Klaver wrote:
  On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:04:30 am Bruce Momjian wrote:
   The larger question is whether these forums should be used to help
   people get support for commercial products that embed Postgres.
  
  The eternal Open Source dilemma.  Once it is released into the wild are
  we responsible for it?  In a perfect world the folks that incorporate
  Postgres into their products would be entirely  accountable for its care
  and feeding. Part of me says hold to that standard. Another part says
  how do you know where a question is really coming from?  I for one am
  not going to interrogate everyone on their reasons for asking a
  question. The other issue is perception. Right or wrong, not answering
  questions ends up reflecting negatively on the community.
 
 I think we should make sure they have checked the vendor help system
 first or point them to that.


Actually in this case that had already been done:) From the original post:

Whatever I did didn't help, incl. a teamviewer session
with one of the HM administrators. 

I've already read and done everything about that in FAQ, forums,net etc. and
nothing helps. 




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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread John R Pierce

On 03/15/11 9:26 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:

I think we should make sure they have checked the vendor help system
first or point them to that.


well, the OP did mention a troubleshooting  session with the HM support 
folks using teamviewer.   if they couldn't fix it, well, I dunno how 
we're going to be able to help without a LOT more information than is 
likely to be available.


win7 definately made a mess out of the windows NT security model



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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:31:17 am Merlin Moncure wrote:
 On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Bruce Momjian br...@momjian.us wrote:
  The larger question is whether these forums should be used to help
  people get support for commercial products that embed Postgres.
 
 I have no particular philosophical objection to helping people using
 Holdem Manager -- I'd venture most people posting here asking for help
 are working on commercial software, and I'd prefer people to come away
 from this forum with a positive impression.
 
 It's not like we are getting 100 emails a day on this stuff.  This is
 a participatory environment -- so what's the fuss? 

Not only that, but should a particular product show up consistently it becomes 
an opportunity, for those on this list that do offer commercial support, to 
make 
a 'warm' call.

 That said, to the
 OP, on this issue you might have better luck on irc channel with this
 type of problem.
 
 merlin

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Bruce Momjian
Adrian Klaver wrote:
 On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:31:17 am Merlin Moncure wrote:
  On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Bruce Momjian br...@momjian.us wrote:
   The larger question is whether these forums should be used to help
   people get support for commercial products that embed Postgres.
  
  I have no particular philosophical objection to helping people using
  Holdem Manager -- I'd venture most people posting here asking for help
  are working on commercial software, and I'd prefer people to come away
  from this forum with a positive impression.
  
  It's not like we are getting 100 emails a day on this stuff.  This is
  a participatory environment -- so what's the fuss? 
 
 Not only that, but should a particular product show up consistently it 
 becomes 
 an opportunity, for those on this list that do offer commercial support, to 
 make 
 a 'warm' call.

Well, also consider how many subscribers to this email list might not
want to read Holdem Manager problem reports.  As long as the reports are
generic to Postgres, I think we are fine, but I am unclear how many of
these are released to Holdem Manager or the Holdem Manager installer? 
The same issue exists for the EnterpriseDB installers.

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread David Johnston
Depending on whether the vendor or user is expected to install and setup
PostgreSQL the issue is that the vendor should be contacting the list and
asking for help with one of their users/setups as opposed to the end-user
asking directly for help.  The end-user shouldn't be expected to have the
skill and knowledge to debug/fix their database setup if the vendor is
providing and setting up the database during install.

Now, if the vendor leaves PostgreSQL integration to the end-user then maybe
the end-user can be expected to make a somewhat informed choice as to which
back-end they wish to use and should be expected to at least be able to
assist in their own trouble-shooting if they plan to make use of community
resources.  In this case making the effort to isolate the problem with
respect to the software or the database.

Depending on the un-importance of data loss I would be surprised if a full
uninstall of both the software and PostgreSQL (including manual deletion of
any data directorie and maybe the user account) did not at least make the
software functional again.

As for the working on commercial software comment - that is true but in
most of those cases the interrogator is mostly able to separate the database
and the software and thus isolate and ask pointed questions.  When a
software end-user ends up asking about the database that ability is limited.
Hence why the software provider, and not the user, should be asking the
questions.

One last thought comes to mind is that having an unsecure distribution
that is much easier to setup and keep running, that can be used with desktop
deployment, may be something to consider to make having PostgreSQL a more
viable option for back-end integration.  IMO, currently PostgreSQL is
excellent for vertical deployment as opposed to horizontal deployment.
Having a PostgreSQL Lite configuration that is designed for horizontal
deployment is something to consider.  Personally I do not care but the
situation this thread implies stems from what appears to be a mis-match
between what the vendor needs and what PostgreSQL provides.

David J.

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Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:31:17 am Merlin Moncure wrote:
 On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Bruce Momjian br...@momjian.us wrote:
  The larger question is whether these forums should be used to help 
  people get support for commercial products that embed Postgres.
 
 I have no particular philosophical objection to helping people using 
 Holdem Manager -- I'd venture most people posting here asking for help 
 are working on commercial software, and I'd prefer people to come away 
 from this forum with a positive impression.
 
 It's not like we are getting 100 emails a day on this stuff.  This is 
 a participatory environment -- so what's the fuss?

Not only that, but should a particular product show up consistently it
becomes an opportunity, for those on this list that do offer commercial
support, to make a 'warm' call.

 That said, to the
 OP, on this issue you might have better luck on irc channel with this 
 type of problem.
 
 merlin

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Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL for Holdem Manager could not be installed.

2011-03-15 Thread Alphadion
Doesn't matter I'l try reinstallin the Windows anyway

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