> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Rod Taylor
> Sent: 15 November 2005 16:40
> To: Jim C. Nasby
> Cc: Pollard, Mike; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Running PostGre on DVD
>
> > Well, a bigger issue is that windows makes things a lot
> more difficult
> > to do if you don't have admin on your account. Yes, there
> is runas, but
> > windows doesn't exactly foster people working from the
> command line. And
> > IIRC runas isn't nearly as nice to use as sudo.
>
> Couldn't the installer create a handy dandy icon on the
> desktop with the
> correct runas command to start/stop it for a given user or even have a
> graphical pg_ctl type interface with Start, Stop and Restart buttons
> that does the right thing behind the scenes?
We do. You can't run from the command line as an admin, but when
installed as a service you can start/stop it etc. as an admin, even
though the service actually runs under a low privilege account.
You can start/stop etc from the command line using 'net start', from the
services control panel applet, or using shortcuts we provide on the
start menu.
Regards, Dave