Re: rc4, PostgreSQL-installer on WinXP: anybody can read, write and delete in data-dir

This permission is inherited from your Program Files folder, if you
install in the default location. If you install with the data on a
separate partition (which would be recommended for any larger
installation), it's inherited from whatever the parent permissions are
there.

Might be worthwhile to add a notice to the installation instructions
and/or FAQ about this. Will look into that.

//Magnus

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-bugs-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-bugs-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Christoph Becker
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:14 AM
> To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [BUGS] rc4, PostgreSQL-installer on WinXP: anybody
> can read, write and delete in data-dir
>
> The default file and directory-rights set by postgesql for
> the data directory are such, that anybody has the right to
> read, write and delete files.
> The installer as well as initdb should set reasonable rights
> or the user should at least be warned that he should adjust
> the file and directory rights.
>
> Regards
> Christoph Becker
>
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