On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 09:37 +0200, dario.ber@libero.it wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Thanks for taking time to reply.
>
> - Despite what the error message says, the user postgres doesn't have
> administrator privileges (and I don't see why these would change by retyping
> the password).
> - In Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Manager -> Users ->
> postgres I see that postgres is member of the 'Users' group and its password
> never expires.
>
> Maybe I'm missing something obvious here...
Have you checked if the 'postgres' user is allowed to "login as a
service" in local/group policy?
The error about admin privileges may be masking the fact the postgres
user is trying to start a service, without the policy rights.
Cheers,
Dagan McGregor
