> Hi,
>
>
> I want to run the postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip version
> of the postgresql in windows 2000 environment. When I run initdb
> command I got the following error message.
> The server must be started under an unprivileged user ID to prevent
You cannot init or run the server from an admin account. The easiest
thing to do is create a user and add to 'backup operator' group. Then
do a runas to open command under that user context and do initdb.
Merlin