Account not showing

[Guest gargoyle47]

I installed PostgreSQL database on my Windows XP Home PC (at home) and

the installer automatically created a special user account called

'postgres'. The installer did not disclose the password for the

account.

 

When I look under the Control Panel, User accounts, the special

postgres user name is not listed. However, using "net user postgres"

shows the following:-

User name postgres

Full Name postgres

Comment PostgreSQL service account

 

and under 'C:\Documents and Settings' there is a folder called

'postgres'.

 

I would now like to delete the special postgres user name/account

using my administrator login, but because the special postgres user

name isn't showing I cannot delete it.

 

How can I delete this special postgres user account?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Account not showing

 

 

"gargoyle47" <gjdcatman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

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>I installed PostgreSQL database on my Windows XP Home PC (at home) and

> the installer automatically created a special user account called

> 'postgres'. The installer did not disclose the password for the

> account.

>

> When I look under the Control Panel, User accounts, the special

> postgres user name is not listed. However, using "net user postgres"

> shows the following:-

> User name postgres

> Full Name postgres

> Comment PostgreSQL service account

>

> and under 'C:\Documents and Settings' there is a folder called

> 'postgres'.

>

> I would now like to delete the special postgres user name/account

> using my administrator login, but because the special postgres user

> name isn't showing I cannot delete it.

>

> How can I delete this special postgres user account?

 

When you type "net help user" or "net user /?" at the Command

Prompt then you will see that there is a switch to delete a user.

[Guest Gordon]

Re: Account not showing

 

"gargoyle47" <gjdcatman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

news:fc717671-0b30-4e9c-8fd2-51eaf00a1af1@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

>I installed PostgreSQL database on my Windows XP Home PC (at home) and

> the installer automatically created a special user account called

> 'postgres'. The installer did not disclose the password for the

> account.

>

> When I look under the Control Panel, User accounts, the special

> postgres user name is not listed. However, using "net user postgres"

> shows the following:-

> User name postgres

> Full Name postgres

> Comment PostgreSQL service account

>

> and under 'C:\Documents and Settings' there is a folder called

> 'postgres'.

>

> I would now like to delete the special postgres user name/account

> using my administrator login, but because the special postgres user

> name isn't showing I cannot delete it.

>

> How can I delete this special postgres user account?

 

 

Why would you want to? it's taking up minimal disk space....

[Guest gargoyle47]

Re: Account not showing

 

On Mar 12, 3:28 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "gargoyle47" <gjdcat...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

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> news:fc717671-0b30-4e9c-8fd2-51eaf00a1af1@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

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> >I installed PostgreSQL database on my Windows XP Home PC (at home) and

> > the installer automatically created a special user account called

> > 'postgres'. The installer did not disclose the password for the

> > account.

>

> > When I look under the Control Panel, User accounts, the special

> > postgres user name is not listed. However, using "net user postgres"

> > shows the following:-

> >   User name   postgres

> >   Full Name    postgres

> >   Comment     PostgreSQL service account

>

> > and under 'C:\Documents and Settings' there is a folder called

> > 'postgres'.

>

> > I would now like to delete the special postgres user name/account

> > using my administrator login, but because the special postgres user

> > name isn't showing I cannot delete it.

>

> > How can I delete this special postgres user account?

>

> When you type "net help user" or "net user /?" at the Command

> Prompt then you will see that there is a switch to delete a user.- Hide quoted text -

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> - Show quoted text -

 

Thanks, that's done it.