Re: reinstalling postgres on windows

Hi Dragan,

On Windows 2000/XP/2003, run lusrmgr.msc (or right-click My Computer, Manage
- then Local Users and Groups) - find the postgres account and delete it (or
right-click and Set Password to change it.)

Regards,

Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-admin-
> owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Dragan Matic
> Sent: 30 June 2006 7:47 am
> To: pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [ADMIN] reinstalling postgres on windows
>
> During the installation process installer creates postgresql account
> name needed for windows service start. I didn't give it a password and
> installer has put some random password for the account. After that I
> uninstalled postgres, and now when I want to install it again, I can't
> use postgres account name for service installation since I don't know
> the password. Where can I delete this postgres account?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dragan Matic
>
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