Re: Does postgres user on linux need login permission?

On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:28:47 +0530, prakhar jauhari <prak840(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I am using postgres9.2, on a linux 6.3 box.
> For start i created a user postgres on linux with login permission
> and no password.

I usually advice to set it up as a system user (see the -r option for
useradd) and access to it through the "root" user using sudo/su or
public SSH key authentication. Just leave it as is, with no password.

Cheers,
Gabriele
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