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Re: Big 7.1 open items

Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>

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From: Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>
To: Ed Loehr <eloehr@austin.rr.com>
Cc: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>, "Sergio A. Kessler" <sak@tribctas.gba.gov.ar>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-06-13T14:59:02Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Ed Loehr wrote:

> Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> > 
> > > > [...]
> > > > >   new location for config files
> > > >
> > > > can I suggest /etc/postgresql ?
> > >
> > > you can ... but everything related to postgresql has always been designed
> > > not to require any special permissions to install, and /etc/postgresql
> > > would definitely require root access to install :(
> > 
> > ~postgres/etc ??
> 
> I would suggest you don't *require* or assume the creation of a postgres
> user, except as an overridable default.

I *knew* somebody would bring this up.  Before I sent that I tried to 
describe the intent a few ways and just opted for simple.  PostgreSQL
has to run as SOMEONE.  Substitute that SOMEONE for ~postgres above.

Vince.
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