> So there's no other way to start the server else than to create an > unpriviledged winxp user account, or change my user account (and forever > not be able to install programs, change settings etc etc.)? There must > be, I can't imagine postgresql is in backwards world: making the admin > less priviledged than an unpriviledged user. Taking a peek back through the archives on this, let me just add one piece of information: You *can* start the server from an admin account, but you have to start it with pg_ctl (or as a service). You can *not* start it by directly executing postmaster.exe. This is because you can only give up privileges permanently if you cross a process creation boundary, which pg_ctl does. Oh, and this is only in 8.2 of course - for 8.1 and earlier you have to use a non-admin account. >> I can't understand why you didn't follow the standard installer (MSI >> package) way of setting things up. >> > > Actually, I did. I didn't change any of the settings pre-given, but > still I can't start the postgresql server. The installer refused to > initiate the server though, because it's on FAT32. But for that I used > the initdb.exe. If you're running on FAT32, you are doing yourself a *major* disservice. But it's your choice. Beware that there are some things that don't work on FAT32. For example, tablespaces won't work. I can't recall offhand if there is anything else, but you're certainly at a *much* larger risk of issues with that choice. //Magnus
