On 27 Nov 2006 at 8:03, garry saddington wrote: > How would I start Postgres on windows as an un-privileged user without > logging into an un-privileged account. I have tried the -U switch but > it still complains. I have version 8. If you installed PostgreSQL using the installer - which I'd recommend, as it makes life *very* easy - then along the way it should have created an unprivileged user. Have a look at the server service in Administrative Tools -> Services, and on the "Log on" tab you should see the user under which it's running. --Ray. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond O'Donnell Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Galway, Ireland rod@xxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------
