Re: local server service account

From: Craig Ringer <ringerc(at)ringerc(dot)id(dot)au>
To: Steven Boyd <sboyd67(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: local server service account
Date: 2011-08-04 13:54:32
Message-ID: 4E3AA498.1010502@ringerc.id.au
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On 4/08/2011 9:28 PM, Steven Boyd wrote:
> Good morning!
>
> When I installed version 8.3.12, I used a local account as the service account. Well, we're getting into an issue where because it's a local account it gets removed from the "logon as a service" list because its not a domain account (part of our global policy object).
>
> So my question is this:
>
> Can I use the PostgreSQL CLI to change the service account to a domain account? If so, how?

You'd be better off removing the postgres account and the postgresql
serivce, then manually re-creating them using the standard Windows admin
commands (sc.exe etc) or GUI tools.

It'd be nice if the Pg installer prompted for an account domain or at
least took an optional cmdline param for it.

--
Craig Ringer

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