Re: WinXP Install - Account Password Information

Ah soory about that, when you are in MMC, execute the following:

File->Add/Remove Snap-in->Standalone->Add-><pick your snap-in e.g Local
Users and Groups>->Add->Finish->close->Ok

You should now be able to manage the users and groups better, you should
see the postgres user. The postgres user is not visible directly for
myself even if I am Administrator on my XP Pro box, I don't see that
being terribly different on your Home edition box.

operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:
> --- Aly Dharshi <aly(dot)dharshi(at)telus(dot)net> wrote:
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>>Try Start->Run->MMC, this should help,
>
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> this got me into console 1 with an empty console root.
>
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>>you would have to load up the users snap-in that
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> will
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>>give you a view into a load of things including the
>>"hidden PG user"
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>
> unfortunately, i don't have the experience to know
> what this means.
>
> thanks for helping.
>
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>>operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:
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>>>-- me(at)alternize(dot)com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>the first one is the password for the pgsql
>>
>>service
>>
>>>>account - you can change
>>>>it through the windows user manager, but don't
>>>>forget to also change the
>>>>service identity in the service manager console
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>>once
>>
>>>>you do so.
>>>>
>>>>cheers,
>>>>thomas
>>>
>>>
>>>thanks for the information. i'm using winxp home
>>
>>and
>>
>>>i have no clue how to get to the windows service
>>>manager. i went to start -> control panel -> User
>>>Accounts, but only saw the normal account like
>>
>>owner
>>
>>>and guest. i didn't see anything related to
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>>pgsql.
>>
>>>i went to administrative tools, but nothing
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>>indicated
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>>>it related to users.
>>>
>>>is windows service manager on winxp pro only? can
>>>this be managed on winxp home?
>>>
>>>tia...
>>>
>>>tia...
>>>
>>>since i can't find windows service manager, i
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>>can't
>>
>>>change the password.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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