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From prakhar jauhari
Subject 777 permissions on basebackup directory
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Responses Re: 777 permissions on basebackup directory  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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Hi all,
I am currently using  postgresql 9.2 installation.
While taking base backups using pg_basebackup utility, I noticed that permissions of the directory which i specify for base backup are set to 777. Does postgesql need such lenient permissions to work, coz 777 on Db directory seems a security concern to me.

Regards,
Prakhar.

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