Re: PostgreSQL overall design

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Gnanavel S <s(dot)gnanavel(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL overall design
Date: 2005-09-27 13:08:31
Message-ID: 4339444F.6010101@dunslane.net
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Gnanavel S wrote:

>
> Need a clarification in copydir.c file of src/port directory, In the
> following snippet the destination directory is created first then the
> source directory is read. Suppose if I don't have permission to read
> the source, even then the destination directory would be created.
> I just want to know whether there is any reason for doing so?
>
>

Under what circumstances do you imagine this will happen, since the
postmaster user owns all the files and directories?

cheers

andrew

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