Thread: RE: Réf. : RE: [HACKERS] Running PostGre on DVD

RE: Réf. : RE: [HACKERS] Running PostGre on DVD

From
"Dave Page"
Date:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of
> eric.leguillier@mpsa.com
> Sent: 15 November 2005 15:15
> To: Magnus Hagander
> Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Réf. : RE: [HACKERS] Running PostGre on DVD
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> I don't understand why an user can't WILLINGLY (by EXPLICITLY
> setting an
> OPTION) allow a privileged administrator to run PostGre.

Dunno about PostGre :-), but on PostgreSQL (otherwise known as Postgres) because we chose not to allow people the same
footgunthat could easily have clobbered users of another well known database not long ago. 

Regards, Dave.