Re: Changing postgres User

On 10/14/24 15:09, Zac Warham wrote:
> Hi Adrian,
>
> Thank you for the link to the documentation however it is the UID and
> GID of 1001:1001 that is required, not the username which I believe this
> is intended for? Is there a similar option for UID and GID? Apologies if
> my original question was not clear in this manner.

The UID/GID map to a user and group and that is what you care about.

>
> Zac
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> *From:* Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
> *Sent:* Monday, 14 October 2024 2:46 PM
> *To:* Zac Warham <cazwarham(at)hotmail(dot)com>;
> pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
> *Subject:* Re: Changing postgres User
> On 10/14/24 13:11, Zac Warham wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We are trying to setup a postgresql Docker container alongside pgadmin
>> and caddy for use in the PrairieLearn student testing software. Our main
>> set back is that the PrairieLearn production environment user runs as
>> user 1001:1001 and as such we have had to rename the postgres user
>> within Linux to 1001 and alter the credentials management significantly.
>
> Why?
>
> Per:
>
> https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fdocs%2Fcurrent%2Fapp-initdb.html&data=05%7C02%7C%7C545e2e2790694e5ec81a08dcec99ba83%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638645392223140652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LNVisA1Cm%2BK8twl9PxP18kl8zcDsgo77ySEvtIuXfZI%3D&reserved=0 <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-initdb.html>
>
> You can have the initdb create the cluster as any user:
>
> "-U username
> --username=username
>
>      Sets the user name of the bootstrap superuser. This defaults to the
> name of the operating-system user running initdb.
> "
>
>>
>> We are currently brainstorming some better ways but if anyone has any
>> suggestions on easier ways to make these changes then we would
>> appreciate them. The code is open source and can be viewed here -
>> https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FPrairieLearn%2FPrairieLearn%2Fpull%2F10713&data=05%7C02%7C%7C545e2e2790694e5ec81a08dcec99ba83%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638645392223163417%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3Rj3%2BG4PYJIEzymBaKdl%2BbkooYroK7HzH3M2eHM2f8Y%3D&reserved=0 <https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn/pull/10713>
>> <https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FPrairieLearn%2FPrairieLearn%2Fpull%2F10713&data=05%7C02%7C%7C545e2e2790694e5ec81a08dcec99ba83%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638645392223177366%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gy3LgO2pe7FhiL28lfLfNBO8Y1%2B2BDunSR%2FDsFE8wyU%3D&reserved=0 <https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn/pull/10713>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Zac
>
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> Adrian Klaver
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>

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