Re: file permissions for /usr/bin/postgres - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: file permissions for /usr/bin/postgres
Date
Msg-id 5210.1310571658@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to file permissions for /usr/bin/postgres  ("Smith, Andy V " <andy.v.smith@citi.com>)
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"Smith, Andy V " <andy.v.smith@citi.com> writes:
> Can someone please advise what the most secure permissions are allowed for /usr/bin/postgres ?
> At the moment we have:

> -bash-3.2# ls -lt /usr/bin/postgres
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4574696 Jan 28 19:31 /usr/bin/postgres

> This is not considered secure.

"Not considered secure" by whom, and on what grounds?  Those are pretty
much the standard permission settings for any executable in /usr/bin.
What threat do you suppose you'll ameliorate by changing them?

            regards, tom lane

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