Re: intializing problem with postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip

From: "Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com>
To: "Shahid Manzoor" <shahid(dot)manzoor(at)ifomis(dot)uni-saarland(dot)de>
Cc: <pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: intializing problem with postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip
Date: 2005-11-04 18:48:59
Message-ID: 6EE64EF3AB31D5448D0007DD34EEB3417DD7D8@Herge.rcsinc.local
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> Hi,
>
>
> I want to run the postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip version
> of the postgresql in windows 2000 environment. When I run initdb
> command I got the following error message.

> The server must be started under an unprivileged user ID to prevent

You cannot init or run the server from an admin account. The easiest
thing to do is create a user and add to 'backup operator' group. Then
do a runas to open command under that user context and do initdb.

Merlin

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