Hi Christian,
thanks for your answer
>> I tried to use the new sspi authentication in PostgreSQL 8.3 to directly
>> use a Windows user for PostgreSQL authentication. So for a test I changed
> [...]
>> I'm using Windows XP Professional with SP2 and a lot of additional
>
> Do you have "Simple File Sharing" enabled? If so, the client user is always
> authenticated as Guest. The Guest user is usually disabled, which makes
> authentication fail.
No, "Simple File Sharing" is not enabled.
And even the PostgreSQL service itself is unable to start when I enable SSPI...
BTW, I use a German language version of Windows XP Pro if that matters.
with regards,
Matthias