Re: [DOCS] Mysql -> Postgresql pitfalls
On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 04:51:11PM -0400, Chad N. Tindel wrote: > > As a programmer, I personally would never write code that kept people from > running things as root. I mean, what is the point? If an administrator Hmmm? The point is something called security. > wants to run postgresql or apache as root, why shouldn't they be allowed > to make that conscious decision for themselves? As it is, you have to recompile Because administrators have too much to worry about. If an application makes a conscious decision to allow itself to run in a knowingly insecure manner, that application is doing the admin a disfavor, and should be ditched. > apache with some BIG_SECURITY_HOLE defined in order to run as root, which means > you can't just use the out of the box apache rpm. Its so stupid to write > *extra* code that keeps people from doing something that isn't even > fundamentally incorrect. This has no logic. Security is fundamental. No security is fundamentally incorrect. -Roberto -- +|Roberto Mello -http://www.brasileiro.net/ |--+ + Computer Science Graduate Student, Utah State University + + USU Free Software & GNU/Linux Club - http://fslc.usu.edu/ + ---/ NO INSPIRATION TODAY /--- ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
Re: [DOCS] Mysql -> Postgresql pitfalls
On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 01:10:49PM -0400, Chad N. Tindel wrote: > > Hmmm? > > > > The point is something called security. > > There is no such thing as a "proper amount of security that is correct for > all operating environments". Whoever said there was? I didn't. > > This has no logic. Security is fundamental. No security is fundamentally > > incorrect. > > Well, you could make a box very secure by unplugging all the LAN cables from > it and putting it in a giant safe deposit box. However, I would say that such > a machine would be fundamentally incorrect for most operating environments. Nice strawmen. Too bad it's a logical fallacy. > Many people run their machines with "+ +" in root's .rhosts file because it > eases the task of doing administration. They work in a company where the box is > behind a firewall on some public network and they need there computers to How about people inside the company? Are they all nice people who live in happy valley? > get real work done they don't want things like "security" to get in the > way because nobody is trying to hack those machines. I digress. -Roberto -- +|Roberto Mello -http://www.brasileiro.net/ |--+ + Computer Science Graduate Student, Utah State University + + USU Free Software & GNU/Linux Club - http://fslc.usu.edu/ + Backup not found: (Q)uem mandou usar o Stacker? ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
Re: [DOCS] Want the docu
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 06:55:55PM +0530, monu_indian wrote: > Hi > I am new user of this mail list. > I want a document about internel structure of pgsql.Any body having , plz let me > know. "monu_indian", Try looking at the documentation at http://www.postgresql.org/ especially the developer's manual. -Roberto -- +|Roberto Mello -http://www.brasileiro.net/ |--+ + Computer Science Graduate Student, Utah State University + + USU Free Software & GNU/Linux Club - http://fslc.usu.edu/ + ---(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
Re: [DOCS] Need help with SGML again
On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 09:01:45PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > Folks, > > I'm augmenting runtime-config as requested. However, I am finding myself > daunted by all the hand-coding SGML I have to do. Can someone do some > handholding for me? > > Particularly, I'd like to know how to: > cross-link to another item on the same page; > producte a bulleted or numbered list; The OpenACS Docbook Primer should give you what you need: http://openacs.org/doc/openacs-4-6-3/docbook-primer.html It is for Docbook XML, which (AFAIK, might be wrong) is a superset of Docbook SGML, but by looking at ohter examples in the docs you shoul dbe able to assert that by yourself. There's also the HOWTO-HOWTO from the Linux Documentation Project (tldp.org) -Roberto -- +|Roberto Mello -http://www.brasileiro.net/ |--+ + Computer Science Graduate Student, Utah State University + + USU Free Software & GNU/Linux Club - http://fslc.usu.edu/ + Quer um Chokito? Então pôe o dedo na tomadita! ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
Re: [DOCS] Quick help with CVS?
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 02:49:27PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > Folks, > > I can't seem to find the CVS command for telling a single file to revert to > the version in the repository. Help? If you don't care about yor modifications, you can just rm the file then "cvs update -Pd" to re-add it from the repository. There are other ways too. See the CVS red book (available online). -Roberto -- +|Roberto Mello -http://www.brasileiro.net/ |--+ + Computer Science Graduate Student, Utah State University + + USU Free Software & GNU/Linux Club - http://fslc.usu.edu/ + :.:..::..:::.:..:..:.:..:...:...:: => BRAILE TAGLINE! ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
Re: [pgsql-www] [DOCS] 7.4 official docs : Fonts?
On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 12:16:58PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Michael Glaesemann wrote: > > When I was experimenting with different color schemes, I thought about > > perhaps matching the syntax coloring of my editor, BBEdit. However, I'm > > sure not all editors use the same color scheme (the ANSI SQL language > > module for BBEdit displays only blue (keywords), pink (strings), and > > black (everything else). The blue would conflict with the current link > > color, and I'd rather not use pink unless everyone else thinks it's a > > good idea.) I'm interested in hearing what editors others use for > > coding, and what syntax coloring schemes they use for SQL. I use vim, it has good SQL coloring syntax. The one problem that I'd like to fix in it is that the body of PL/pgSQL functions are shown as a big string. -Roberto -- +|Roberto Mello -http://www.brasileiro.net/ |--+ + Computer Science Graduate Student, Utah State University + + USU Free Software & GNU/Linux Club - http://fslc.usu.edu/ + YES!! eh, NO!!! oh, well MAYBE ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
