Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> For regression tests, I'd like to automatically set up a fresh
> PostgreSQL instance.  Has anybody automated the task (initdb, setting
> a password, choosing a port at random, starting the server, and after
> running the tests, stopping the server and deleting all the
> directories)?

"make check"?

> $ fakeroot /usr/lib/postgresql/8.1/bin/postgres -D . postgres
> "root" execution of the PostgreSQL server is not permitted.
> This is a major problem when autobuilding Debian packages. 8-(

Surely you don't build random packages as root.

                        regards, tom lane

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