Re: PgSQL not as Administrator - probs on w

Darko Prenosil wrote:
> 
> This is a part from (private) discussion I had with one of the win
> developers:
> 
>> The current initdb is broken with "execution of postgresql by user with
>> administrative rights is not allowed". I think developers are going VERY
>> overboard with security, by NOT allowing users WITH certain administrative
>> rights to run postgres - as a feature.
>> 
>> We can't assume that developers (such as Java webapp developers, who want to
>> run postgres in their dev environment) have the right to add another user
>> account.

Why can't we assume that? Isn't the right to create users 
intrinsic to being an administrative user?

Jochem

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