According to http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/auth-methods.html, SSPI only works when GSSAPI is available and GSSAPI support has to be enabled when PostgreSQL is built. Does it mean that I need to uninstall PostgreSQL and reinstall it with GSSAPI support? I used the One click installer downloaded from http://www.postgresql.org/download/windows to install PostgreSQL and I'm not sure how to include GSSAPI support.
From: Craig Ringer [mailto:ring...@ringerc.id.au] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:11 AM To: Peter Cheung Cc: 'pgsql-admin@postgresql.org' Subject: Re: [ADMIN] How to setup PostgreSQL using Windows Authentication? On 06/12/2012 10:00 AM, Peter Cheung wrote: Hi, I'm new to PostgreSQL. I installed PostgreSQL on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server. I have created a database and an user in Windows Active Directory. How can I configure that user to access that database? By default, Windows users and PostgreSQL users are completely separate. Use PgAdmin-III to create the user, or a "CREATE USER" command in psql. See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/user-manag.html It is also possible to use SSPI authentication with PostgreSQL, so PostgreSQL authenticates users against Active Directory. I haven't used it myself. The user must still be created in PostgreSQL, SSPI just takes care of authenticating them using their Windows credentials. See: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/auth-methods.html -- Craig Ringer
