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  • There is no direct link between Windows users and Postgres users (there is no "Windows Authentication"). So simply don't tell your Windows administrator the Postgres DBA passwort (of course the Windows administrator can always edit pg_hba.conf so that isn't much protection) Commented May 8, 2013 at 9:54
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    So the answer is no. The Windows administrator on the machine that Postgres (or any software) is installed on can do anything to the installed software and thereby get access. Commented May 8, 2013 at 9:57
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    Correct, just like the answer for SQL Server was. Aaron's (accepted answer) sums it up pretty well: "If you don't trust someone, don't give them Windows Administrator rights, period." Commented May 8, 2013 at 10:02
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    You can't hide anything from the local administrator. Commented May 8, 2013 at 10:31