Re: Run-as-admin warning for win32

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Run-as-admin warning for win32
Date: 2004-05-04 14:20:15
Message-ID: 4097A69F.20106@dunslane.net
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Magnus Hagander wrote:

>>>. if the installer is running as Administrator, it should create a
>>>Postgres user
>>>
>>>
>>>IOW, we need to make it as easy as possible to be secure.
>>>
>>>
>>No objection to that idea ...
>>
>>
>
>I don't think we should create a postgres user. We should tell the guy
>who installs it to do that, and have him tell us what it is, but we
>should not actually go create the user for him. That is sure to annoy a
>lot of people. Most shops I know have standard naming conventinos, and
>would not want a user called "postgres" without any qualifications.
>
>I know, small point, but I think significant.
>
>

Then how about we ask them what user it should run as, and offer them
the option of an exisiting user (they pick from a list) or a new user
(which we would create for them), with their choice of new user name,
defaulting to Postgres?

cheers

andrew

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