Re: Silent start of Postgres in XP

From: "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>
To: "Andrus" <eetasoft(at)online(dot)ee>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Silent start of Postgres in XP
Date: 2005-11-23 19:18:38
Message-ID: 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE6C7C3F@algol.sollentuna.se
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> This causes Apache to run under SYSTEM account .
>
> Trying to use same approach with Postgres fails. Postgres
> requires special user account and is not capable to create
> this account without user intervention.

Sure, it's very much capable of diong that. See
http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/silent.html, specifically
look for SERVICEACCOUNT, SERVICEPASSWORD and CREATESERVICEUSER.

> How to force Postgres to install itself as service running
> under SYSTEM or under LOCAL SERVICE account?

Can't do that with stock postgresql, you'll need to hack up your own
version.

//Magnus

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