On 06/12/2012 10:00 AM, Peter Cheung wrote:
Hi,
I’m new to PostgreSQL. I installed PostgreSQL on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server. I have created a database and an user in Windows Active Directory. How can I configure that user to access that database?
By default, Windows users and PostgreSQL users are completely separate.
Use PgAdmin-III to create the user, or a "CREATE USER" command in psql. See
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/user-manag.html It is also possible to use SSPI authentication with PostgreSQL, so PostgreSQL authenticates users against Active Directory. I haven't used it myself. The user must still be created in PostgreSQL, SSPI just takes care of authenticating them using their Windows credentials. See:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/auth-methods.html --
Craig Ringer
