Re: Running PostGre on DVD - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: Running PostGre on DVD
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE6C7BCF@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to Running PostGre on DVD  (eric.leguillier@mpsa.com)
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> > I explain myself about running PostGre as admin.
> >
> > In fact I don't want specifically run PostGre as admin. The problem
> is, on
> > the computers the application including PostGre will run,
> I'm not sure
> > that the user won't have any admin or power user rights.
> Furthermore,
> > I've noticed that on certain domains, any user created is
> > automatically
> added
> > to
> > a default group having power user rights (that is actually happening
> to
> > me).
>
> To be honest, the fact that Postgres forces you to run as a
> non-admin user has given me nothing but headaches.  (yes, I
> know, the problem is defaulting everyone to admin rights is
> the problem.  But that's where I am).  I have been kicking
> around the idea of posting a change to allow you to run as
> admin,

This has been proposed before, and always rejected. While you're always
welcome to provide a patch, I'm very doubtful it would be accepted into
the main product.

//Magnus


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