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Re: Fix for pg_upgrade user flag

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

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From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2011-05-07T23:03:16Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 

On 05/07/2011 06:48 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> "postgres" is not compiled in.  It's whatever user you run initdb under.
>> In particular, in the regression tests, it is probably not "postgres".
> Thanks.  I get confused because the 'postgres' database is hardcoded in,
> but not the username.  Not sure why I am so easily confused.


There is a requirement for a known database name, but no requirement for 
a known superuser name.

cheers

andrew