On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > PostgreSQL is designed to _not_ require root access, so we just make > everything owned by the install user. I don't see how group checks can > help there. Also, there is no postgres group, at least by default, and > no special handling based on group, though we do allow group permissions > on the /tmp socket file.
FWIW, I know the FreeBSD port creates both a pgsql user and a pgsql group. I have seen evidence that some Linux distributions create a postgres user. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
