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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