Re: install postgre on windows XP, service failed to start.

Sorry, you need to run "secpol.msc" to check the local policy, NOT
"services.msc" - my mistake.

Andy

Andy Shellam wrote:
> Make sure that the account under which you've installed it (i.e your
> user account) has full Administrator priveledges on the machine -
> otherwise you won't be able to assign the "Log on as service" right to
> the postgres account - it might be worth checking if this is set
> anyway - run services.msc and have a browse for the local policy "Log
> on as a service". Your postgres service user should be added to it.
>
> Andy
>
> Jaime Casanova wrote:
>> On 5/13/06, Jeff Zhong <jeff(dot)zhong(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>> I installing postgre SQL on Windowx XP
>>>
>>> Product: PostgreSQL 8.1 -- Error 1920. Service 'PostgreSQL Database
>>> Server
>>> 8.1' (pgsql-8.1) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient
>>> privileges to start system services.
>>>
>>> I got this error when I try to install postgresql on windowx XP
>>>
>>> i am using the installer version which is from:
>>>
>>> ftp://ftp5.us.postgresql.org/pub/PostgreSQL/binary/v8.1.3/win32/postgresql-8.1.3-1.zip
>>>
>>>
>>> The user account that the service is created by the installer. I
>>> just wonder
>>> why it cannot start the service with that account(postgres)
>>>
>>> any hits are appreciated
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>
>> the installation completes? if so, try to start the service by hand
>> and show the error (eventlog should have a description)
>>
>>
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