Re: OS X Install

From: David Teran <david(dot)teran(at)cluster9(dot)com>
To: John DeSoi <desoi(at)pgedit(dot)com>
Cc: Nathan Mealey <nathan(at)cycle-smart(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: OS X Install
Date: 2004-10-21 08:43:31
Message-ID: 4976051D-233D-11D9-B845-000A95A6F0DC@cluster9.com
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> I think the user is there in 10.3 by default. Apple is using
> PostgreSQL in one of their products. In order to use postgres (and to
> have postgres show up as a normal user available in the login menu) I
> deleted the user in NetInfo Manager. You also have to delete the
> postgres group. After doing this, I was able to create a postgres user
> in the accounts view of System Preferences.
>
One thing is for sure: MacOS X, neither panther (10.3) nor jaguar
(10.2) have a user named 'postgres' as default. And Apple Remote
Desktop 2.x which uses internally a postgres 7.3.2 database to store
statistic data does not use the postgres user afaik, it uses root...

regards David

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