From: | Peter Eisentraut <e99re41(at)DoCS(dot)UU(dot)SE> |
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To: | Keith Parks <emkxp01(at)mtcc(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk> |
Cc: | pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Re: initdb.sh fixed7 |
Date: | 1999-12-24 21:35:57 |
Message-ID: | Pine.GSO.4.02A.9912242235260.11069-100000@Hamster.DoCS.UU.SE |
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pg_id converts from username to uid, we need the other way.
On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Keith Parks wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
> >
> >Oh, this is bad news. I see what you are saying. In 6.5.*, we had
> >pg_id, which was used to do this. We still have pg_id, but I assume the
> >attempt was to remove reliance ont that in the new initdb.sh. Right
> >Peter?
> >
> >If so, can you suggest a solution under Solaris for getting the user id
> >value?
>
>
> I wonder if pg_id was the result of a similar portability
> discussion/problem some years ago ;-)
>
> I'd vote for keeping pg_id, if then we are free'd from all the
> portability issues. (getpwent() is portable?)
>
>
> Keith
>
>
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