> In the thread:
>
> Fix for running from admin account on win32
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2006-01/msg00172.
> php
> <http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2006-01/msg00172.php>
>
> An optimistic reading is that postgresql will be able to drop
> dangerous permissions as it starts up instead of requiring an
> unprivileged account. Is this the case?
Yes.
> If so, how soon will it be rolled into a downloadable release?
It will be in 8.2. The patch should apply to 8.1 as well if you need it
earlier, since it's very localised to pg_ctl and initdb.
> If not, is there any way around the administrative check?
Until then, no - unless you want to take out the check completely from
the source.
//Magnus
