Re: [PORTS] intializing problem with postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip

> > I want to run the 
> postgresql-8.0.4-binaries-no-installer.zip version 
> > of the postgresql in windows 2000 environment. When I run initdb 
> > command I got the following error message.
> 
> > The server must be started under an unprivileged user ID to prevent
> 
> You cannot init or run the server from an admin account.  The 
> easiest thing to do is create a user and add to 'backup 
> operator' group.  Then do a runas to open command under that 
> user context and do initdb.

I would strongly advise you *not* to use the Backup Operators group -
that's a potential security problem.

Instead, grant he account the "log on locally" user right, if you want
to run it with runas.

//Magnus

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