Re: Big 7.1 open items

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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