Thread: Installation of PostgreSQL Service under admin account

Hello,

PostgreSQL version: 8.2.1
OS: Windows 2003 Server / Windows XP Professional

When I try installation of PostgreSQL by providing an admin account for postgresql service user the installation fails. According to the release notes of PostgreSQL 8.2 this is supported. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-2.html - Drop privileges on startup, so that the server can be started from an administrative account (Magnus) .

Since all the services in my product run under a particular service account it is required that PostgreSQL also runs under the same account.

Thanks in advance

Regards
Vinesh

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Vinesh, Raghavan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.1
> OS: Windows 2003 Server / Windows XP Professional
>
> When I try installation of PostgreSQL by providing an admin account for
> postgresql service user the installation fails. According to the release
> notes of PostgreSQL 8.2 this is supported.

Do you not get an error message? Something in the installation log?

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