Hugh Esco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> biko:/usr/bin# ls -al | grep psql
>> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           10 Oct 10 16:24 psql -> pg_wrapper

> This seems to say that Other users, like postgres, should be able to 
> execute it.  I'm confused, here.

The permissions attached to a symbolic link are meaningless, in all Unix
variants I've dealt with.  You need to look at the permissions of the
linked-to object (here, pg_wrapper) instead...

                        regards, tom lane

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