Re: initdb --allow-group-access behaviour in windows

From: David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, Haribabu Kommi <kommi(dot)haribabu(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: initdb --allow-group-access behaviour in windows
Date: 2019-02-01 17:14:19
Message-ID: c52027ae-b3cd-04ff-e4e9-2d9c96a8abb8@pgmasters.net
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On 2/1/19 10:14 AM, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 01, 2019 at 05:34:05PM +1100, Haribabu Kommi wrote:
>> As Microsoft windows doesn't support POSIX style of permissions, we
>> always set for the permissions GUC's as not supported in
>> windows. Even the new GUC that is added with --allow-group-access
>> feature also mentioned the same.
>>
>> The initdb --allow-group-access doesn't have any impact on the
>> microsoft windows, so I feel it should be better to write the same
>> in initdb docs?
>
> Sounds right. We may just want an extra sentence in the paragraph
> describing --allow-group-access to mention that this parameter has no
> effect on Windows.
>
>> need a patch?
>
> Always.

Hrm, seems like I missed that. Do you mind writing something that makes
sense to Windows users and I'll have a look?

Thanks,
--
-David
david(at)pgmasters(dot)net

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