Re: Run PostgreSQL with Administrator account in Windows

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Michael Louie Loria <mlloria(at)lorztech(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Run PostgreSQL with Administrator account in Windows
Date: 2006-03-10 02:43:11
Message-ID: 173.1141958591@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> Michael Louie Loria wrote:
>> How do I run PostgreSQL with Administrator account in Windows?

> You can't. It is a security issue and we don't allow it.

FYI, there is code in CVS HEAD to allow starting the postmaster from
an admin account via pg_ctl: pg_ctl will give up admin privileges before
launching the postmaster, thereby closing the security hole.

regards, tom lane

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