Tom Lane said: > Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Tom Lane wrote: >>> So? I don't follow why "run it as a service" isn't a sufficient >>> answer, and indeed the preferred way to do it. > >> We don't know what the usage pattern is going to be on Windows - I >> think we need to keep it as flexible as possible consistent with good >> security. > > Sure, but I draw the line at running Postgres with admin privileges. > "Flexibility is more important than security" is exactly the mindset > that has gotten Microsoft into their current bed of nails. >
That would be the reason for my qualifying phrase "consistent with good security". :-) cheers andrew ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org