Account not showing

[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?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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.

 

[Gordon]

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....

 

[gargoyle47]

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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Thanks, that's done it.