Windows 10: Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres

Discus and support Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; We want to understand the behavior of permissions assigned to folders installed by an application for example take postgres. Note: Both... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Shiningstar86, Oct 28, 2020.

  1. SHININGSTAR86
    Shiningstar86 Win User

    Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres


    We want to understand the behavior of permissions assigned to folders installed by an application for example take postgres.


    Note:

    Both installations are done by "admin" user who is part of the "administrators" group.

    The installation is done into "dbs" folder


    On Windows 1:

    The admin user only has read privileges to the "dbs" folder. But the administrators have full privileges to the "dbs" folder. Eventhough "admin" is part of administrators group, somehow this user is not assigned full privileges. Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres 6d19d272-cf39-43e8-aea6-878e410e0953?upload=true.png



    On Windows 2:

    The admin user has write privileges to the "dbs" folder.

    Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres f10672b7-b47e-4dcd-abd0-e299fa13de51?upload=true.png


    We want to understand why windows is assigning different privileges to the installation directory even though the user is part of the administrators group and why this behavior differs from one Windows to another even though both are running Windows 10.

    :)
     
    Shiningstar86, Oct 28, 2020
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  2. MARGRAVE55
    margrave55 Win User

    Postgres Folder In C:\Users ???

    The folder C:\Users\postgres will be the profile folder for a user named "postgres".
    But Postgres is a large database management package.

    I don't know why a user of that name would be created by you.
    Perhaps some software installation created it? I cannot know.
     
    margrave55, Oct 28, 2020
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  3. GEOSAMMY
    Geosammy Win User
    Postgres Folder In C:\Users ???

    I recently noticed this folder in my C:\Users folder named postgres.
    I didn't find much about it when searching the web.
    I was wondering what this might be associated with?

    Here are a few screenshots I took.
    Showing it's location and the folders therein.


    Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres [​IMG]

    Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres [​IMG]


    The only most recent program addition (1/23/2019) to my system,

    was the installation of the Discord App.
    Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres [​IMG]

    Thanks.
     
    Geosammy, Oct 28, 2020
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  4. MOHAN B P
    Mohan B P Win User

    Administrator user not having write privileges to the folders installed by Postgres

    Turn off Administrative priviledges period

    Hi William,



    To assist you better, I suggest you to answer the below questions.


    • Are you trying to remove the administrative privileges from the user account through which you have logged in?

    • Do you have any other user account with administrative privilege?
    If yes, I suggest that you try the steps below and check if it helps:


    • Press Windows
      key + R key and type netplwiz, press Enter key.

    • Select the user account
      (on which you want to remove the administrative privilege).

    • Click on Properties.

    • Click on Group Membership tab and
      check on Standard.
    Hope the information helps. Kindly write back to us for further assistance on Windows. We will be glad to assist you.

    Thank you.
     
    Mohan B P, Oct 28, 2020
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