Re: Running PostGre on DVD

From: eric(dot)leguillier(at)mpsa(dot)com
To: "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Running PostGre on DVD
Date: 2005-11-15 08:58:14
Message-ID: OFAB9F73FC.DFD10086-ONC12570BA.002FFE59-C12570BA.0031468F@mpsa.com
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I explain myself about running PostGre as admin.

In fact I don't want specifically run PostGre as admin. The problem is, on
the computers the application including PostGre will run, I'm not sure that
the user won't have any admin or power user rights. Furthermore, I've
noticed that on certain domains, any user created is automatically added to
a default group having power user rights (that is actually happening to
me).
It causes I cannot run PostGre because on my domain, because any user
created is added to such a default group. That's why adding a parameter for
willingly authorize an user with special rights to run the application
would be great for me.

Regards,

Eric LEGUILLIER

Why do you need to run PostgreSQL as admin? There shouldn't be any need
for this.

Someone has done a PostgreSQL demo CD, I believe based on Knoppix.
The list archives will probably have more info.

On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 11:29:10AM +0100, eric(dot)leguillier(at)mpsa(dot)com wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> My questions may seem kind of odd.
>
> I would like to run PostGreSQL on a DVD (database on the DVD and if
> possible executable on DVD too) on windows.
> I want no installation at all, so I took the no install package.
>
> The problem is the need of creating a non-admin user to run PostGre, I
> would like to know if there is an option to parameter PostGre to accept
> WILLINGLY that an administrator user can run it. If there isn't, it would
> be a great idea to add such a parameter.
>
> Secondly, I would like to run PostGre having only read permission on the
> data directory (which would be on the DVD...). Is it possible? If not,
can
> it be added (add of a 'read-only' option).
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric LEGUILLIER
>
>
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