Hello all, I changed port 80 again, so localhost is now running on that. I checked all the manuals, which were mostly written for linux and unix based systems. The only command I found was "postmaster -D database". When I try that, I'm getting the following error: "Execution of PostgreSQL by a user with administrative permissions is not permitted. The server must be started under an unprivileged user ID to prevent possible system security compromises. See the documentation for more information on how to properly start the server." Well, the documentation doesn't say anything on how to start the server as another user. I only have one user account on my winxp (if it's that one PostgreSQL is looking at) and I don't want to switch to another user (create even one) to start the postgres server. If it's a user account at the postgres system, how do I create a new user there if the server can't start? Does anyone know how I do start the server?Please help, Thanks, Joost
> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:11:58 +0000> From: dev@archonet.com> To: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Unable > to start server - winxp> > Joost Kuckartz wrote:> > Hello,> > > > After a > huge amount of trying out (I'm new at running webservers, I> > had a lot of > problems installing apache too) I finally was able to> > install postpresql > 8.2 (latest version) on my computer. What I want> > to do in the end is have > a local webserver running. I installed ms4w> > (package with php, mapserver, > apache) and I had to change the> > httpd.conf port to 81 (80 is in use by > I-don't-know-what, I can't see> > that)> > Stop. Find out what is on port 80 > and how to disable it before going > further. If you don't know what your > computer is doing, how can you hope > to run a reliable system?> > You > probably want to read up on "netstat" and "process explorer" and > "IIS" to > start with.> > > Well, I installed the .msi, and I had no idea that the > "account"> > settings had to be left intact. First I thought I could change > it,> > but then it installed and always gave the error "user already exists"> > > (while in the install was asked to create the new user...)> > Hmm - does > the manual not cover details about why PostgreSQL wants to > run as a > separate user?> > > Ok, so I left all ok, left the computer name there, and > created the> > new standard username "postgres". Now I can't start the > server, it> > will say I have to start it not as administrator. Well, I only > have> > one useraccount here and I'm not planning on switching useraccounts> > > just to run postgresql, or change my account so I don't have admin> > > rights anymore.> > You can start it as anyone, but you should run it as a > non-administrator > account. Do you understand how user-accounts and services > on Windows work?> > > How do I start it? After that the problems of > configuring it with> > Apache will follow, but first this.> > You don't. > PostgreSQL will NOT run as an administrator account. It > doesn't need to and > it's a security hole if it does so. You should be > able to start the service > as an administrator just fine.> > > I can't compile, and I'm not planning to > either. If I had a dedicated> > server I probably would run linux or unix or > something which can> > handle better with webservers anyway. Can somebody > help me? Thanks!> > I think you're mis-reading the error message. You can > start it as an > administrator, and it should run as user "postgres". The > only thing I > can think is that user "postgres" somehow has some > administrator rights > and that is why its complaining.> > In any case, to > get a more accurate answer you'll need to provide the > exact error message > and what you were doing when it happened.> > PS - you can hire "virtual" > linux servers quite cheaply which will let > you play around with setting up > all sort of packages.> > -- > Richard Huxton> Archonet Ltd> > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------> TIP > 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ?> > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq _________________________________________________________________ Probeer Live.com: je eigen persoonlijke opstartpagina met alleen de dingen die jij belangrijk vindt op één plek. http://www.live.com/getstarted
