On Mar 28, 12:57 pm, dp...@xxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Page) wrote: > On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Scott Mead > > > > > > <scott.li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 3:51 AM, ray <Ray.Jos...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> I have installed 8.2 on a Windows 2000 laptop. > > >> I think it is installed. From the pgAdmin, it shows "Servers (1)" and > >> it is named PostgreSQL Database Server 8.2 (localhost:5432). Right > >> clicking for says I can stop services or disconnect so I am guessing > >> that it is running. > > >> Is that correct? > > > That is correct. If you saw a red 'X' over the icon next to " PostgreSQL > > Database Server 8.2 (localhost:5432)" then the server would be offline. > > Err, no - a red cross means pgAdmin hasn't connected to that server > yet. For a windows server, on the local machine the presence of the > Stop Service option means it's running (it'll also have a 'Running' > value in the properties list). On other platforms it's a bit more > complex and depends on whether the user has configured service control > scripts for pgAdmin to use. > > -- > Dave Page > EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com Thank you for all the input. This is giving me a much better understanding of the systems. I found that if I logoff the OS as admin and logon as postgres, all functionality is provided. It looks like I just need to do my admin work from the postgres account. Ray -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
