Joshua, Thanks for reply. But I tried 8.4.4 and it still doesn't work with local administrator account on windows 2003 . I don't want to create additional "postgres" user to start service on windows rather I want to use my currently logged in user. User can be administrator or non-administrator. I am getting an "error code 5" in event viewer when I try to use administrator as service user.Before attempting that I used initdb to create Data directory with same user Thanks & Regards, Vikram -----Original Message----- From: Joshua D. Drake [mailto:jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 9:32 AM To: Vikram Patil Cc: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Windows 2003 server installation issue On Fri, 2010-08-13 at 23:49 -0700, Vikram Patil wrote: > Hello Folks, > > > > I am facing an issue starting postgresql using windows service when > my user belongs to Administrator group. > > > > I applied patch from following thread to 8.4.1 source code and it > seems to be working with every windows operating system except Windows > 2003 . > There is a reason the community provides binary packages. The idea that you are patching 8.4.1 is quite ridiculous. Upgrade to 8.4.4. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- PostgreSQL.org Major Contributor Command Prompt, Inc: http://www.commandprompt.com/ - 509.416.6579 Consulting, Training, Support, Custom Development, Engineering http://twitter.com/cmdpromptinc | http://identi.ca/commandprompt -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general