"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Michael Louie Loria wrote: >> How do I run PostgreSQL with Administrator account in Windows? > You can't. It is a security issue and we don't allow it. FYI, there is code in CVS HEAD to allow starting the postmaster from an admin account via pg_ctl: pg_ctl will give up admin privileges before launching the postmaster, thereby closing the security hole. regards, tom lane