Re: BUG #5699: Postgres runs only under default user.

From: Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Johannes Meidert <johannes(dot)meidert(at)rohde-schwarz(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #5699: Postgres runs only under default user.
Date: 2010-10-11 01:23:56
Message-ID: 4CB2672C.4000002@postnewspapers.com.au
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On 10/08/2010 07:53 PM, Johannes Meidert wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 5699
> Logged by: Johannes Meidert
> Email address: johannes(dot)meidert(at)rohde-schwarz(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.0.1
> Operating system: windows
> Description: Postgres runs only under default user.
> Details:
>
> If a --superaccount is specified during installation other than 'postgres',
> the service will not start correctly and there are lots of errors "role
> <postgres> does not exist" in the DB error log.
> The option -- superaccount should be removed.

It does seem a bit odd - if the super account is wired into the database
cluster at initdb time, you'd think it'd be read from there on startup.

Comments, anybody? This report hasn't seen a response, but seems to have
some legitimacy as a usability issue if not an outright bug.

--
Craig Ringer

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