Re: start postmaster as root : problem

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Hi,

On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 stefari(at)tiscali(dot)it wrote:

> I have to develop an embedded database with PostgreSQL.
> I have a Linux Distribuction that works only in single user mode as root.
>
> The postmaster daemon starts only if I 'm not root user.
>
> Do you have a solution for this problem ??

AFAIK, It's backend/main/main.c that checks the username with geteuid().
If you disable it and re-compile the file, postmaster will not check the
username.

Regards,
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Devrim GUNDUZ
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