Re: Hint to set owner for tablespace directory - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Maksim Milyutin
Subject Re: Hint to set owner for tablespace directory
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Msg-id d73e39a0-a25f-447f-4886-05b1bf915663@gmail.com
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In response to Re: Hint to set owner for tablespace directory  (Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
01.10.2018 15:15, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> On 24/09/2018 14:50, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> On 11/09/2018 17:10, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>>> On 07/09/2018 17:59, Maksim Milyutin wrote:
>>>> those directories was that user). The error message "could not set
>>>> permissions on directory ..." disoriented that user. The need to change
>>>> the owner of those directories came after careful reading of
>>>> documentation. I think it would be helpful to show the proposed hint to
>>>> more operatively resolve the problem.
>>> I think it might be worth clarifying the documentation instead.  I'm
>>> looking at the CREATE TABLESPACE reference page and it's not super clear
>>> on first reading.
>> How about the attached patch?
> I have committed this patch and will close this commitfest item.  I
> don't think the idea with the hints in the code was going anywhere.
>

Yes, thanks. Sorry for so delayed answer, I was busy. You have clearly 
described the workflow to create tablespace (including *chown* command) 
and in general it is enough to resolve the issue with  wrong owner of 
tablespace directory.

-- 
Regards,
Maksim Milyutin



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