> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Magnus Hagander > Sent: 14 June 2004 21:49 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PATCHES] stderr & win32 admin check > > The patch makes the "if user is admin" check on win32 abort > startup, similar to unix. I know several people have said > they think this is wrong, since the last discussion. So if > someone wants to re-open that discussion, go ahead :-)
OK, if you insist :-) This will prevent PostgreSQL being runable on NT4 by anyone with admin privileges, except as a service. NT4 doesn't have runas.exe (an su/sudo equivalent found on 2K/XP/2K3) thus preventing startup without logging in as a different user. I would guess that users with local admin privileges are far more common on Windows than users with root privileges on Unix systems, so this might affect more 'normal' users. Now I think of it, the default (and possibly only) user account on XP Home edition has admin privileges. I would suggest changing the error to a warning, or perhaps adding a command line switch to 'downgrade' the error to a warning, thus forcing an explicit action on the part of the user. Oh, and I notice the use of the PowerUsers group - iirc, there is no such group on NT4 domains, so the attempt to get the SID will fail. Regards, Dave. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
