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From: Merlin Moncure <[email protected]>
To: Andreas Pflug <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: PostgreSQL-documentation <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] postgres sql setup on win32
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 08:01:27 -0400
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)

> >> execution of PostgreSQL by a user with administrative permissions
is
> >> not permitted.
> >> The server must be started under an unprivileged user ID to prevent
> >> possible system security compromise.  See the documentation for
> >> more information on how to properly start the server.
> >> "
> >> Any help?
> >
> >
> > The error message tells you to start the server under an
unpriviledged
> > user ID. Logic dictates that you follow the hint from the error
message.
> >
> > See the mailinglist archives for an in-depth discussion of this
feature
> > (the documentation is not up-to-date yet).
> >
> 
> I wonder if we'll need a dedicated mailing list for this...

I'll write something up today about it.

Merlin

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