Re: [PATCHES] pg_autovacuum fails to start - 8.0 Release

["Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>]

> > [access denied]
> > 
> > I see that message if the service user cannot access the 
> executable - 
> > in my case, when I tried running it from my development directory, 
> > which the service user has no access to. When I moved the file to 
> > C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.0\bin, it worked perfectly.
> > 
> 
> Hm. I put it there, too. But I copied it from the desktop 
> (where I downloaded and unzipped it)
> 
> And... checking the security-setting, it is exactly what your message
> suggests: postgres does not have reading rights.

If you move files *on the same disk* in Windows, permissions stick with
the file. If you move to a different disk, permissions are inherited
from the new parent directory.


//Magnus