Tom Lane wrote:
>
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> > Tom Lane writes:
> >> We did not have any permissions checks in releases before 7.2, so
> >> this approach doesn't mean any regression for newer Windows versions.
>
> > We did have the same permission check in 7.1, only it was on
> > $PGDATA/postgresql.conf instead. Nothing has changed materially.
>
> Hmmm ... why weren't Windows users complaining before, then?
It was not the same permission check.
The check allowed 0744 whereas the current check only allows
0700.
regards,
Hiroshi Inoue
