Fix Windows install start: writable runtime logs and robust Postgres bootstrap.

API logs go under ProgramData; first-run verifies CREATE ROLE/DATABASE and login.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

packaging/_common.ps1

@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ function Get-NetxDataEnvMap {
         "NETX_AUTH_MCP_TOKEN_FILE"       = (ConvertTo-NetxFsPath (Join-Path $d "data\auth\mcp_token"))
         "NETX_AUTH_SECRET_FILE"          = (ConvertTo-NetxFsPath (Join-Path $d "data\auth\jwt_secret"))
         "NETX_SCHEDULER_HEARTBEAT_PATH"  = (ConvertTo-NetxFsPath (Join-Path $d "data\runtime\scheduler_heartbeat.json"))
+        "NETX_RUN_DIR"                   = (ConvertTo-NetxFsPath (Join-Path $d "data\runtime"))
         "NETX_BIZ_STATE_SPOOL_DIR"       = (ConvertTo-NetxFsPath (Join-Path $d "data\biz_state_spool"))
         "NETX_NE_COLLECTION_DATA_DIR"    = (ConvertTo-NetxFsPath (Join-Path $d "data\ne_collections"))
         "NETX_NE_EXEC_JOB_DIR"           = (ConvertTo-NetxFsPath (Join-Path $d "data\ne_exec_jobs"))

packaging/installer/netx.iss

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-; NetX Windows installer (Inno Setup 6+)
+; NetX Windows installer (Inno Setup 6+)
 ; Compile after: packaging\build_release.ps1
 ; ISCC.exe packaging\installer\netx.iss
 
 #define MyAppName "NetX"
 #ifndef MyAppVersion
-  #define MyAppVersion "0.4.4"
+  #define MyAppVersion "0.4.5"
 #endif
 #define MyAppPublisher "NetX"
 #define MyAppURL "https://github.com/hansjone/netx"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ WizardStyle=modern
 ArchitecturesAllowed=x64compatible
 ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64compatible
 PrivilegesRequired=admin
-; Data lives under {commonappdata}\NetX — not overwritten by upgrades
+; Data lives under {commonappdata}\NetX 鈥?not overwritten by upgrades
 CloseApplications=yes
 ShowLanguageDialog=yes
 
@@ -50,20 +50,19 @@ english.StartTrayNow=Start NetX tray now
 english.EnableAutostart=Start NetX tray at Windows logon
 english.EnableAutoUpdate=Enable daily silent auto-update (needs network later)
 english.InstallService=Install as Windows Service (uses bundled WinSW, offline)
-chinesesimplified.CreateDesktopIcon=创建桌面快捷方式
+chinesesimplified.CreateDesktopIcon=鍒涘缓妗岄潰蹇嵎鏂瑰紡
-chinesesimplified.SetupOptions=安装选项:
+chinesesimplified.SetupOptions=瀹夎閫夐」:
-chinesesimplified.RunFirstSetup=安装后运行首次配置（内置数据库，可离线）
+chinesesimplified.RunFirstSetup=瀹夎鍚庤繍琛岄娆￠厤缃紙鍐呯疆鏁版嵁搴擄紝鍙绾匡級
-chinesesimplified.StartTrayNow=立即启动 NetX 托盘
+chinesesimplified.StartTrayNow=绔嬪嵆鍚姩 NetX 鎵樼洏
-chinesesimplified.EnableAutostart=开机时自动启动 NetX 托盘
+chinesesimplified.EnableAutostart=寮€鏈烘椂鑷姩鍚姩 NetX 鎵樼洏
-chinesesimplified.EnableAutoUpdate=启用每日静默自动更新（以后需要联网）
+chinesesimplified.EnableAutoUpdate=鍚敤姣忔棩闈欓粯鑷姩鏇存柊锛堜互鍚庨渶瑕佽仈缃戯級
-chinesesimplified.InstallService=安装为 Windows 服务（使用已捆绑的 WinSW，可离线）
+chinesesimplified.InstallService=瀹夎涓?Windows 鏈嶅姟锛堜娇鐢ㄥ凡鎹嗙粦鐨?WinSW锛屽彲绂荤嚎锛?
-
 [Tasks]
 Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: checkedonce
 Name: "firstrun"; Description: "{cm:RunFirstSetup}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:SetupOptions}"; Flags: checkedonce
 
 [Files]
-; Entire release stage → {app}. Exclude .portable so installed builds use ProgramData.
+; Entire release stage 鈫?{app}. Exclude .portable so installed builds use ProgramData.
 Source: "{#StageDir}\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs; Excludes: ".portable"
 
 [Dirs]
@@ -99,5 +98,6 @@ Filename: "powershell.exe"; Parameters: "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ""{app}\p
 Filename: "powershell.exe"; Parameters: "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ""{app}\packaging\install_service.ps1"" -ProgramRoot ""{app}"" -DataRoot ""{commonappdata}\NetX"" -Start"; WorkingDir: "{app}"; Description: "{cm:InstallService}"; Flags: postinstall skipifsilent unchecked
 
 [UninstallDelete]
-; Do NOT delete {commonappdata}\NetX — preserves DB and secrets across reinstall
+; Do NOT delete {commonappdata}\NetX 鈥?preserves DB and secrets across reinstall
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}"
+

packaging/manifest.example.json

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "channel": "stable",
-  "latest": "0.4.4",
+  "latest": "0.4.5",
   "min_compatible": "0.3.0",
-  "notes_url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/tag/v0.4.4",
+  "notes_url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/tag/v0.4.5",
   "windows": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/download/v0.4.4/NetX-0.4.4-win64.zip",
+    "url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/download/v0.4.5/NetX-0.4.5-win64.zip",
-    "setup_url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/download/v0.4.4/NetX-Setup-0.4.4.exe",
+    "setup_url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/download/v0.4.5/NetX-Setup-0.4.5.exe",
     "sha256": "",
     "size": 0
   }

packaging/setup_first_run.ps1

@@ -153,21 +153,37 @@ if ($DbMode -eq "bundled") {
 
     $env:PGPASSWORD = $BundledPassword
     try {
-        $role = & $psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p $BundledPort -U postgres -d postgres -tAc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname='netx'"
+        function Invoke-NetxPsql {
-        if ($role -notmatch "1") {
+            param([string]$Sql, [string]$Database = "postgres")
-            & $psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p $BundledPort -U postgres -d postgres -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 `
+            $out = & $psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p $BundledPort -U postgres -d $Database -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -tAc $Sql 2>&1
-                -c "CREATE ROLE netx LOGIN PASSWORD '$sqlPw';"
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+                throw "psql_failed ($LASTEXITCODE): $Sql`n$out"
+            }
+            return (($out | Out-String).Trim())
+        }
+
+        $role = Invoke-NetxPsql -Sql "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname='netx'"
+        if ($role -eq "1") {
+            Invoke-NetxPsql -Sql "ALTER ROLE netx WITH LOGIN PASSWORD '$sqlPw'" | Out-Null
         } else {
-            & $psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p $BundledPort -U postgres -d postgres -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 `
+            Invoke-NetxPsql -Sql "CREATE ROLE netx LOGIN PASSWORD '$sqlPw'" | Out-Null
-                -c "ALTER ROLE netx WITH LOGIN PASSWORD '$sqlPw';"
         }
-        $db = & $psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p $BundledPort -U postgres -d postgres -tAc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='netx'"
+        $db = Invoke-NetxPsql -Sql "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='netx'"
-        if ($db -notmatch "1") {
+        if ($db -ne "1") {
-            & $psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p $BundledPort -U postgres -d postgres -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 `
+            Invoke-NetxPsql -Sql "CREATE DATABASE netx OWNER netx" | Out-Null
-                -c "CREATE DATABASE netx OWNER netx;"
+        }
+        Invoke-NetxPsql -Sql "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE netx TO netx" | Out-Null
+        # Verify login as app role (catches auth/hba mismatches early).
+        $prev = $env:PGPASSWORD
+        $env:PGPASSWORD = $BundledPassword
+        try {
+            $ping = & $psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p $BundledPort -U netx -d netx -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -tAc "SELECT 1" 2>&1
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 -or (($ping | Out-String).Trim()) -ne "1") {
+                throw "netx_role_login_failed: $ping"
+            }
+        } finally {
+            $env:PGPASSWORD = $prev
         }
-        & $psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p $BundledPort -U postgres -d postgres -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 `
-            -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE netx TO netx;"
     } finally {
         Remove-Item Env:PGPASSWORD -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     }

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "netx-ops"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 description = "netx operations tool: alarm-centric workflows with REST API and stdio MCP"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ netx-topology-mcp = "netx_topology_mcp.server:main"
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["."]
 include = ["netx_api*"]
+

scripts/start_netx.ps1

@@ -23,9 +23,16 @@ if ($Backgtound -and -not $Background) {
 $projectRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
 Set-Location $projectRoot
 
-$runDir = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot ".run"
+# Prefer writable data-root runtime dir (Program Files is not writable after Setup install).
+if ($env:NETX_RUN_DIR) {
+    $runDir = $env:NETX_RUN_DIR
+} elseif ($env:NETX_SCHEDULER_HEARTBEAT_PATH) {
+    $runDir = Split-Path -Parent ($env:NETX_SCHEDULER_HEARTBEAT_PATH -replace '/', '\')
+} else {
+    $runDir = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot ".run"
+}
 if (-not (Test-Path $runDir)) {
-    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $runDir | Out-Null
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $runDir -Force | Out-Null
 }
 
 $pidFile = Join-Path $runDir "netx.pid"

scripts/stop_netx.ps1

@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
 $useForce = if ($NoForce) { $false } else { [bool]$Force }
 
-$runDir = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot ".run"
+if ($env:NETX_RUN_DIR) {
+    $runDir = $env:NETX_RUN_DIR
+} elseif ($env:NETX_SCHEDULER_HEARTBEAT_PATH) {
+    $runDir = Split-Path -Parent ($env:NETX_SCHEDULER_HEARTBEAT_PATH -replace '/', '\')
+} else {
+    $runDir = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot ".run"
+}
 $pidFile = Join-Path $runDir "netx.pid"
 $workerPidFile = Join-Path $runDir "worker.pid"
 $webPidFile = Join-Path $runDir "web.pid"