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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: PostgreSQL on system with root as only user
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Msg-id 26500.1156943825@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to PostgreSQL on system with root as only user  ("Fredrik Israelsson" <fredrik.israelsson@eu.biotage.com>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL on system with root as only user  ("Fredrik Israelsson" <fredrik.israelsson@eu.biotage.com>)
Re: PostgreSQL on system with root as only user  (Andrew Kelly <akelly@corisweb.org>)
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"Fredrik Israelsson" <fredrik.israelsson@eu.biotage.com> writes:
> I am about to install PostgreSQL on a minimal Linux system, where root
> is the only user that is allowed to exist.

You've *got* to be kidding.  That's possibly the stupidest system design
decision I've ever heard ... what is the point of disallowing non-root
userids?  It certainly can't improve system security to run everything
as root.

            regards, tom lane

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