Re: Add doc advice about systemd RemoveIPC

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Add doc advice about systemd RemoveIPC
Date: 2016-12-31 05:30:41
Message-ID: a72dcb61-aeb7-0436-4e34-3ef4f55cae9c@2ndquadrant.com
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On 12/30/16 3:59 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> I wonder if I missed part of the discussions around this, so maybe my
> understanding of the cases where this occurs is wrong, but isn't it the
> case of pretty much all (or actually) all the packaged versions of
> postgresql out there (debian, redhat etc) that they do the right thing,
> as in that they create "postgres" as a system user?

If you install a package but the user already exists, then the package
will just use that user. So just using a package is not a guarantee
that everything will be alright.

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Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services

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