Re: How to give permission to others on data directory

Hi Peter,
Thank you very much for your reply .
However the problem is that we don't want to create separate user for
server. If "initdb" takes my login name and makes me owner of the data
directory then how should I be able to give permission to other users in
this case my project partner?

Thanks again

Regards
Amit Khare
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Amit Khare <skamit2000(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 4:20 AM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] How to give permission to others on data directory

> Amit Khare writes:
>
> > (1) Actually we are doing project on PostgreSQL in group of two. We
installed individual copy of PostgreSQL into our group directory.
> > (2) When I created data directory and ran "initdb" it makes me( takes my
login name ) as the owner of data directory.
> > (3) The problem is that now my partner cannot start the postmaster since
he does not have right on the data directory. Further one cannot set right
on the data directory more than 700 .
> > (4) For time being we hacked the postmaster.c and commented the line
starting from 318 which actually test the permission on data directory. Then
my partner was able to run the postmaster since now I gave him rights(770)
on the data directory(But changed rights on postgresql.conf file to 744).
> >
> > (5) Is there a clean way by which my partner can start postmaster on
data directory created by me.
>
> Create a separate user for the server and give yourself and your partner
> access to it.
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net
>
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