Thread: postgreSQL problem
hello!
I just recently installed PostgreSQL for my HoldemManager application, and after a restart, there was actually a new windows user account named postgre on the startup along with my admin account for windows (if i didnt make it clear -- the account to log in to windows, before windows start). So is that a normal thing or not, because i know i didnt do anything wrong with installation or the setup.
Thanks in advance for answers,
Luka
I just recently installed PostgreSQL for my HoldemManager application, and after a restart, there was actually a new windows user account named postgre on the startup along with my admin account for windows (if i didnt make it clear -- the account to log in to windows, before windows start). So is that a normal thing or not, because i know i didnt do anything wrong with installation or the setup.
Thanks in advance for answers,
Luka
Excerpts from Luka Novak's message of mié sep 01 06:35:13 -0400 2010: > hello! > > > I just recently installed PostgreSQL for my HoldemManager application, and > after a restart, there was actually a new windows user account named postgre > on the startup along with my admin account for windows (if i didnt make it > clear -- the account to log in to windows, before windows start). So is that > a normal thing or not, because i know i didnt do anything wrong with > installation or the setup. Yes, the PostgreSQL installation creates a "postgres" Windows user account. This is normal and expected. -- Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
On 09/01/10 2:01 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Excerpts from Luka Novak's message of mié sep 01 06:35:13 -0400 2010: >> hello! >> >> >> I just recently installed PostgreSQL for my HoldemManager application, and >> after a restart, there was actually a new windows user account named postgre >> on the startup along with my admin account for windows (if i didnt make it >> clear -- the account to log in to windows, before windows start). So is that >> a normal thing or not, because i know i didnt do anything wrong with >> installation or the setup. > Yes, the PostgreSQL installation creates a "postgres" Windows user > account. This is normal and expected. > however, that user shouldn't show up on the "Welcome" friendly style login screen. OTOH, I'm not sure what mechanism is used to prevent this. ah, a little googling... on 32bit windows.. registry entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList has a value with the username and a DWORD of 0x00000000 to block the user from being displayed. on 64bit Win7 at least, this is in HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList instead.
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:52 PM, John R Pierce <pierce@hogranch.com> wrote: > however, that user shouldn't show up on the "Welcome" friendly style login > screen. OTOH, I'm not sure what mechanism is used to prevent this. > > ah, a little googling... on 32bit windows.. registry entry > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList > > has a value with the username and a DWORD of 0x00000000 to block the user > from being displayed. on 64bit Win7 at least, this is in > > HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList Is there a more universal, trans-windows platform api for a call to make such a change? Especially a switch at account creation time. -- To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.
On 09/01/10 7:40 PM, Scott Marlowe wrote: > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:52 PM, John R Pierce<pierce@hogranch.com> wrote: >> however, that user shouldn't show up on the "Welcome" friendly style login >> screen. OTOH, I'm not sure what mechanism is used to prevent this. >> >> ah, a little googling... on 32bit windows.. registry entry >> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows >> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList >> >> has a value with the username and a DWORD of 0x00000000 to block the user >> from being displayed. on 64bit Win7 at least, this is in >> >> HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows >> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList > Is there a more universal, trans-windows platform api for a call to > make such a change? Especially a switch at account creation time. > it appears to sort of be an afterthought.... I don't think there's any API or whatever. If I'd been designing it, I likely would have done it with group membership... like anyone who was a member of 'Login Users' or something. but hindsight is always 20-20.