Re: starting with linux as another user...

From: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Jeff Bluemel <jeff(at)domintcom(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: starting with linux as another user...
Date: 2002-09-09 14:38:40
Message-ID: 1031582320.24419.224.camel@linda
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On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 20:05, Jeff Bluemel wrote:
> I know how to make programs start up with the system, but how do I make
> postgres start up as another username then root?
>

In your init script:

su - postgres -c "pg_ctl start"

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