Re: Installing PostgreSQL as "postgress" versus "root" Debate! - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Dick Davies
Subject Re: Installing PostgreSQL as "postgress" versus "root" Debate!
Date
Msg-id 20050113122041.GG2717@lb.tenfour
Whole thread Raw
In response to Re: Installing PostgreSQL as "postgress" versus "root" Debate!  (Dawid Kuroczko <qnex42@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Installing PostgreSQL as "postgress" versus "root" Debate!
List pgsql-admin
* Dawid Kuroczko <qnex42@gmail.com> [0117 12:17]:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 20:52:16 -0800, Joshua D. Drake
> <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> > >Whatever, I'll keep root only for absolutely restricted use & install
> > >under a separate user account.  Works just fine & it makes the auditors
> > >& sysadmin feel better.
> > I don't argue the point of using root. I agree with you there.
> > Just the point that if it is owned by root it executes as root.
>
> But only if either setuid root or executed by root.  Hey, on my
> system even /bin/sh is owned by root; it would be funny of it
> executed as root

C'mon folks, the guy obviously made a booboo - no need to rub his
nose in it...

--
'Bender, Ship, stop arguing or I'll come back there and change
your opinions manually.'
        -- Leela
Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns

pgsql-admin by date:

Previous
From: Dawid Kuroczko
Date:
Subject: Re: Installing PostgreSQL as "postgress" versus "root" Debate!
Next
From: Dawid Kuroczko
Date:
Subject: Re: Installing PostgreSQL as "postgress" versus "root" Debate!