Re: PostgreSQL on system with root as only user

From: "Harpreet Dhaliwal" <harpreet(dot)dhaliwal01(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Fredrik Israelsson" <fredrik(dot)israelsson(at)eu(dot)biotage(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL on system with root as only user
Date: 2006-08-30 07:50:12
Message-ID: d86a77ef0608300050k16fc61cds83e6bcadb6c1e69d@mail.gmail.com
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No, you can't.
You need postgres user for sure.
Postgresql database doesn't run on root account.

~Harpreet

On 8/30/06, Fredrik Israelsson <fredrik(dot)israelsson(at)eu(dot)biotage(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I am about to install PostgreSQL on a minimal Linux system, where root
> is the only user that is allowed to exist. I would prefer to use a
> binary installer. Is it possible to install PostgreSQL without the
> postgres user?
>
> /Fredrik
>
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