Replying to myself.... > Postgres is definitely NOT started as LocalSystem account; so using a > "logical not" on Microsofts Words that could indicate the reason why > our service-backends consume that memory? Add to this that MS SQL runs > as LocalSystem; and as much as I know also Oracle.
just some lines further down: """Every service process executed under a user account will receive a new desktop in a noninteractive window station created by the Service Control Manager (SCM). Thus, each service executed under a user account will consume the number of kilobytes of desktop heap specified in the third SharedSection value. All services executed under the LocalSystem account with Allow Service to Interact with the Desktop not selected share the desktop heap of the "Default" desktop in the noninteractive service windows station (Service-0x0-3e7$).""" it is exactly as suspected ... just starting the service allocates that heap Harald -- GHUM Harald Massa persuadere et programmare Harald Armin Massa Spielberger Straße 49 70435 Stuttgart 0173/9409607 fx 01212-5-13695179 - EuroPython 2008 will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania - Stay tuned! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/