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Re: Permissions required for service user account _after_ installation

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> The "Silent install of PostgreSQL on Windows" document states 
> that "The service user needs Log on as a service, Log on 
> locally and Access this computer from the network."  If the 
> PostgreSQL database will only be accessed via localhost, are 
> these permissions still required after the installation has 
> finished (ie: are they required to simply run the database).  
> I hadn't seen this document until today and during my 
> installation script I take away the "log on locally" and 
> "access this computer from the network" rights after the 
> installation has finished, and so far everything seems to be 
> working properly.  Or is just a matter of my not having 
> bumped into a problem yet?

For "log on locally", you are safe to remove it after the install. It'
sonly required for initdb.

I'm not 100% sure on the "access from the network". I seem to recall
there was a situation when it was needed by the general server, but I
can't remember what it was:-) And I'm not sure it was there.

//Magnus

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