Re: [PATCHES] default database creation with initdb - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [PATCHES] default database creation with initdb
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Msg-id 1686.1119218084@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] default database creation with initdb  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
>> What about just calling the new database postgres by default?

> Hey, works for me.   A great idea really.

Yeah, that seems like a pretty good compromise to me too.  I was
thinking last night that we'd end up with documentation statements
like "you connect to the default database by default" which would
be kinda confusing :-(.

> Hmmmm .... except ... on BSD platforms, due to history with Ports, the 
> superuser is "pgsql".   Fortunately, the BSDs only account for a small 
> minority of new users, so we could just ignore it.

Perhaps the Ports guys will get motivated to become more standard ;-).
        regards, tom lane


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