Re: root/administartor user check option.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: "Gevik Babakhani" <pgdev(at)xs4all(dot)nl>; "pgsql-hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: 25/07/06 17:21
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] root/administartor user check option.

Dave Page wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Gevik Babakhani" <pgdev(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
> To: "pgsql-hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: 25/07/06 11:27
> Subject: [HACKERS] root/administartor user check option.

> Or does it abandon
privileges without switching personality (if that's possible)?

Yes. It drops all privileges when pg_ctl (or initdb) starts, but remains running as the original user. The OS doesn't allow those privileges to be regained.

/D