On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM, <raphael.pe...@biomerieux.com> wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website: > > Bug reference: 7564 > Logged by: petitr > Email address: raphael.pe...@biomerieux.com > PostgreSQL version: 9.2.0 > Operating system: window > Description: > > Hello, > > The window installer of Postgresql 9.2 configures the service with NT > AUTHORITY\NetworkService. > > So the behavior has changed : rights need to be updated. No documentation > can be found on this. > > I wonder if all this is OK? > The lack of documentation is an oversight, which I'll fix for the next release (which will be 9.2.2 now unfortunately). It is supposed to work that way now though. > > The url > > http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Minimising-windows-installer-password-confusion-td5712177i20.html > explains that --serviceaccount postgres can be used on the command line. > > Should I go on this way? > Only if you have a specific need to use a different service account (you'll know if that's the case for you). For the vast majority of people, NetworkService should be fine. -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
