Re: intializing problem with postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip - Mailing list pgsql-ports

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: intializing problem with postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip
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Msg-id 6EE64EF3AB31D5448D0007DD34EEB3417DD7D8@Herge.rcsinc.local
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In response to intializing problem with postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip  (Shahid Manzoor <shahid.manzoor@ifomis.uni-saarland.de>)
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> Hi,
>
>
> I want to run the postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip version
> of the postgresql in windows 2000 environment. When I run initdb
> command I got the following error message.

> The server must be started under an unprivileged user ID to prevent

You cannot init or run the server from an admin account.  The easiest
thing to do is create a user and add to 'backup operator' group.  Then
do a runas to open command under that user context and do initdb.

Merlin

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