Re: pg_basebackup ignores the existing data directory permissions

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Haribabu Kommi <kommi(dot)haribabu(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_basebackup ignores the existing data directory permissions
Date: 2019-03-21 18:56:24
Message-ID: CA+Tgmoas4qmhPzr1LK8KWzmpbprmQjmd+Dz99jcX5oAU0CWc1w@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 2:29 AM Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> wrote:
> Hm. We have been assuming that the contents of a base backup inherit
> the permission of the source when using pg_basebackup because this
> allows users to keep a nodes in a consistent state without deciding
> which option to use. Do you mean that you would like to enforce the
> permissions of only the root directory if it exists? Or the root
> directory with all its contents? The former may be fine. The latter
> is definitely not.

Why not?

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Robert Haas
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The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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