Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on Windows Paper

Scott Marlowe wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 12:22, Chris Travers wrote:
>> Hi all;
>>
>> Microsoft has seen it fit to publish a paper I have written as an
>> introduction to PostgreSQL on Windows. This paper covers the basics of
>> installing and configuring the software. I thought it might be of
>> interest here so here is the link:
>>
>> http://port25.technet.com/archive/2007/02/22/postgresql-on-windows-a-primer.aspx
>>
>> If there are any editorial concerns they can be directed to me. It is
>> my hope that this will help introduce our favorite RDBMS to a wider
>> audience.
>
> One point, the paper mentions that you can't run pgsql under an admin
> account, but I thought that changed with 8.2. Or is that with Vista or
> something?

You can start postgresql under and admin account, but is uses drop
privelages or something like that to insure that it doesn't *run* under
an admin account.

Joshua D. Drake

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