On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM Anthony DeBarros <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, all, > > I don’t use Windows much, but I often help folks who do and are learning > SQL by running PostgreSQL on that OS. > > In order to COPY FROM or TO a folder on, say, the Desktop, the user must > first provide permission to PostgreSQL to Read and Write from it. Out of > the box, it cannot as it does not have permission. > > Do any of you with PostgreSQL and Windows expertise have a suggestion on a > best practice for this? I have through trial and error found that > navigating to the folder Properties, and then Security, and adding “Users” > to the list of Group or user names solves the issue. I suppose I could find > the specific name of the PostgreSQL service and add it, but that’s a lot of > digging for newbies. > I think the standard solution is to use psql and its \copy meta-command. Since it runs in the client context, no special permissions are required. -- Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce. Don't boil me, I'm still alive. <Redacted> lobster!
