Re: Big 7.1 open items - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Vince Vielhaber
Subject Re: Big 7.1 open items
Date
Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.21.0006131056420.4151-100000@paprika.michvhf.com
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In response to Re: Big 7.1 open items  (Ed Loehr <eloehr@austin.rr.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Ed Loehr wrote:

> Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> > 
> > > > [...]
> > > > >   new location for config files
> > > >
> > > > can I suggest /etc/postgresql ?
> > >
> > > you can ... but everything related to postgresql has always been designed
> > > not to require any special permissions to install, and /etc/postgresql
> > > would definitely require root access to install :(
> > 
> > ~postgres/etc ??
> 
> I would suggest you don't *require* or assume the creation of a postgres
> user, except as an overridable default.

I *knew* somebody would bring this up.  Before I sent that I tried to 
describe the intent a few ways and just opted for simple.  PostgreSQL
has to run as SOMEONE.  Substitute that SOMEONE for ~postgres above.

Vince.
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