* Martin Pitt:
> Florian Weimer [2005-05-11 11:49 +0200]:
>> Package: postgresql-common
>> Version: 7
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> The postgres user is created with home directory /home/postgres, which
>> does not exist.
>
> Right, it is not supposed to be created. postgres is a system user
> which owns the default ("main") cluster, not an user who is actually
> supposed to login and do stuff. Why do you think it needs a home
> directory?
Because it's referenced in /etc/passwd? The system might already have
a /home/postgres directory. /var/lib/postgresql would be a safe
choice. (And it would have the added benefit that
~postgres/.bash_history could be written to).
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