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 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])