From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Joe <dev(at)freedomcircle(dot)net> |
Cc: | pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: pgsql user change to postgres |
Date: | 2006-07-02 15:26:49 |
Message-ID: | 11635.1151854009@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Joe <dev(at)freedomcircle(dot)net> writes:
> It was when I tried starting PostgreSQL from boot, which requires adding
> "postgresql_enable" in /etc/rc.conf, that it didn't work. I tracked
> that down to /usr/local/etc/rc.d/010.pgsql.sh which uses a
> "postgresql_user" variable defined as "pgsql" by the port. And this in
> turn is driven by the Makefile and other files provided by the FreeBSD
> port. As I mentioned, I could fix those references to 'pgsql' but then
> I'd have to patch them any time I fetched a port update.
> So I guess the port procedures are not controlled by the Development Group?
We can't dictate the contents of port-supplied files, if that's what you
mean.
Plan B is to leave the pgsql user alone and add another superuser named
postgres. You can have more than one superuser ...
regards, tom lane
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