Re: Default directory for postgres user?

From: Niklas Johansson <spot(at)tele2(dot)se>
To: Victor Escobar <sydbarrett74(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Default directory for postgres user?
Date: 2006-07-02 19:13:33
Message-ID: 14C782FD-4032-4A8D-9FB4-06D815C0FA1B@tele2.se
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general


On 2 jul 2006, at 18.29, Victor Escobar wrote:
> What should the default directory for the postgres user be? I'm
> using OSX 10.4. Right now, the default directory is set to /dev/null.

I've set the home directory to /var/empty and the shell to /usr/bin/
false, like most of the other daemon users. /dev/null should be ok
though.

Sincerely,

Niklas Johansson
Phone: +46-322-108 18
Mobile: +46-708-55 86 90

In response to

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Kirti S. Bajwa 2006-07-02 19:22:56 PostgreSQL or mySQL
Previous Message Uwe C. Schroeder 2006-07-02 19:00:56 Re: How to Backup like in mysql or ms sql server