Dan Langille wrote: > 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.
Yes, that is true, and if they want to patch be-secure.c, that is fine. However, we don't _assume_ such things exist, and don't require them. That is the (secure) key. ;-) -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(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
