Re: Improved security for https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/install-make.html

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
To: Bear Giles <bgiles(at)coyotesong(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Improved security for https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/install-make.html
Date: 2024-11-13 08:10:42
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On 12.11.24 22:50, Bear Giles wrote:
> My point was mostly that I did a fresh 'git clone', followed the
> instructions, and was immediately hit by a "permission denied" error
> because the make script tried to create a directory under /usr/local. It
> wasn't clear whether that was the only thing that required root access.

Please provide a precise description of what steps you did and what the
result or output from each was. This report is not clear enough to be
actionable. As far as I can tell, the existing instructions are sound
for a typical use, so it's not clear where your situation diverged.

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