Does postgres user on linux need login permission? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From prakhar jauhari
Subject Does postgres user on linux need login permission?
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Responses Re: Does postgres user on linux need login permission?  (Albe Laurenz <laurenz.albe@wien.gv.at>)
Re: Does postgres user on linux need login permission?  (Gabriele Bartolini <Gabriele.Bartolini@2ndQuadrant.it>)
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Hey,

I am using postgres9.2, on a linux 6.3 box.
For start i created a user postgres on linux with login permission and no password.

Is it necessary for the postgres user to have login permissions?

Can i change it to "no login" with out breaking basebackup and Streaming Replication from other machines.?

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