Re: stderr & win32 admin check - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: stderr & win32 admin check
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Msg-id 2673.24.211.141.25.1087339916.squirrel@www.dunslane.net
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In response to Re: stderr & win32 admin check  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane said:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
>> Tom Lane wrote:
>>> So?  I don't follow why "run it as a service" isn't a sufficient
>>> answer, and indeed the preferred way to do it.
>
>> We don't know what the usage pattern is going to be on Windows - I
>> think  we need to keep it as flexible as possible consistent with good
>>  security.
>
> Sure, but I draw the line at running Postgres with admin privileges.
> "Flexibility is more important than security" is exactly the mindset
> that has gotten Microsoft into their current bed of nails.
>

That would be the reason for my qualifying phrase "consistent with good
security". :-)

cheers

andrew



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