On 5 February 2018 at 19:01, Benjamin Scherrey <scher...@proteus-tech.com> wrote:
> One option you should seriously consider is using Docker to containerize > your postgres installation. The installation thinks it has root access but > you don't need any rights beyond the standard user role that way you can > use the standard builds without changes. This assumes you're running under > Linux. > > - - Ben Scherrey > > On Feb 6, 2018 9:42 AM, "Azimuddin Mohammed" <azim...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I need to install postgres without root privileges. I have a postgres >> user in our companies AD. >> Below are my questions n concerns: >> >> 1. Is there a website you will refer other the postgres documentation, >> the one on postgres website is confusing >> >> What is confusing ? > 2. What is the default location of postgress install from a source code? >> i.e if I run rmp -ivh <rpm name> where will it install by default? can this >> be changed ? >> > How are you going to do that without root ? > >> 3. Important parameters I need to change ? I am planning to have >> different drive location for my data directory or any important parameter, >> please let me know. >> >> There are lots, but changing the data dir is not particularly difficult. https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/runtime-config-file-locations.html Dave Cramer da...@postgresintl.com www.postgresintl.com > >> Thanks in Advance >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> Azim >> >>