From: | Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com> |
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To: | Ed Loehr <eloehr(at)austin(dot)rr(dot)com> |
Cc: | The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, "Sergio A(dot) Kessler" <sak(at)tribctas(dot)gba(dot)gov(dot)ar>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Big 7.1 open items |
Date: | 2000-06-13 14:59:02 |
Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.4.21.0006131056420.4151-100000@paprika.michvhf.com |
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On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Ed Loehr wrote:
> Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> >
> > > > [...]
> > > > > new location for config files
> > > >
> > > > can I suggest /etc/postgresql ?
> > >
> > > you can ... but everything related to postgresql has always been designed
> > > not to require any special permissions to install, and /etc/postgresql
> > > would definitely require root access to install :(
> >
> > ~postgres/etc ??
>
> I would suggest you don't *require* or assume the creation of a postgres
> user, except as an overridable default.
I *knew* somebody would bring this up. Before I sent that I tried to
describe the intent a few ways and just opted for simple. PostgreSQL
has to run as SOMEONE. Substitute that SOMEONE for ~postgres above.
Vince.
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