Re: quick review

On 11/20/06, Molle Bestefich <molle(dot)bestefich(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> First time PostgreSQL user.
>
> Here's a review of my experience so far.
>
> 1.) Reading the manual
>
> Looks good feature-wise, but there's a suspicious lack of reference to
> any kind of repair utility for damaged data files. Hmm. I've been
> using computers for long enough that I know that in the real world
> there's no such thing as "data corruption doesn't occur", so it's
> rather suspicious.
>
> 2.) Downloading and running the software
>
> Installer doesn't run over Terminal Services. Sucks, ended up using
> the no-installer zip instead.
>
> Using what I assume is the server (postgres.exe - gee, a win32
> service, or an icon or something would've been nice), I keep getting
> "you are not permitted to run as administrator" messages. Been
> looking for the option to turn that check off for the past 30 minutes,
> I do really know what I'm doing, network/security wise. Spent so long
> on this useless task now that I've started considering the PostgreSQL
> developers pretentious f..ks for deciding what I'm permitted to run on
> my own box. I could understand a warning and a polite pointer at a
> circumvention mechanism, but completely locking me out is unbelievably
> arrogant. Thinking that if the rest of the product is developed with
> the same disdain for end users, I'll definitely be better off with
> another product.
>
> So, short review, but I haven't gotten any farther yet.
> Feel free to send suggestions my way, too :-).

maybe try lincoln logs?

merlin