Re: Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 64bit - first results - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Holger Hoffstaette
Subject Re: Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 64bit - first results
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Msg-id pan.2009.01.27.13.11.20.994625@wizards.de
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In response to Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 64bit - first results  (Harald Armin Massa <haraldarminmassa@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 64bit - first results
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:17:30 +0100, Magnus Hagander wrote:

> Holger Hoffstaette wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:10:26 +0900, ITAGAKI Takahiro wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not sure which directory should we create $PGDATA -- "My Documents",
>>> "Application Data", "Local Settings" or direct child of %USERPROFILE%, but
>>> anyway some of them would be better than "Program Files".
>>
>> %USERNAME%/%APPDATA%
>>
>> These variables exist for good reasons..
>
> Yes. For user apps. They pretty much suck for services.

Wah? Please explain. I was under the impression that a service running
under some account has access to its profile and all the assorted things
that come with it. Is this not the case?

thanks
Holger


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