Re: Installing PostGreSQL automatically

From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Greg" <greg(at)officium(dot)co(dot)za>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Installing PostGreSQL automatically
Date: 2006-05-23 11:51:35
Message-ID: E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40138842E@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Greg
> Sent: 23 May 2006 12:46
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Installing PostGreSQL automatically
>
>
> Ok, I have installed PostGreSQL as a service with pg_ctl.
>
> But when I try to start the service using pg_ctl start, I am
> told I have to run the service under a non-administrator
> account. Which account is used/created by the standard
> PostGreSQL MSI installer?

It creates one for you, normally called postgres.

See
http://cvs.pgfoundry.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/pginstaller/pginst/ca/user.c
?rev=1.19&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup

Regards, Dave.

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