Re: initdb in C

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, "Patches (PostgreSQL)" <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: initdb in C
Date: 2003-11-08 17:18:20
Message-ID: 12393.1068311900@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
>> Consider also the strong likelihood that the data directory's parent
>> directory is owned by root,

> Again, this directory recreate happens only on Win32, an I thought it
> would be OK there.

Windows has no concept of directory permissions at all? I thought the
more recent versions had at least rudimentary permissions.

regards, tom lane

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