Re: Open 7.3 items - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Open 7.3 items
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0208141915060.20055-100000@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: Open 7.3 items  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Open 7.3 items  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: Open 7.3 items  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian writes:

> I had to add to initdb to create a file /data/PG_INSTALLER and have the
> postmaster read that on startup to determine the installing user.

I object to treating one user specially.  There should be a general
mechanism, such as a separate column in pg_shadow.

I also object to fixing the name during initdb.  We just got rid of that
requirement.

If it mattered, I would also object to the choice of the file name.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net



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