| From: | "Dominic J(dot) Eidson" <sauron(at)the-infinite(dot)org> |
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| To: | Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone |
| Date: | 2001-01-29 06:34:29 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.21.0101290031500.23652-100000@morannon.the-infinite.org |
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On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Oliver Elphick wrote:
> It seems to me that the main reason for the problem is the need to
> cater for non-root installs. I would really like to know what
PostgreSQL will _not_ run as root. Just try... :)
morannon:~>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster
"root" execution of the PostgreSQL backend is not permitted.
The backend must be started under its own userid to prevent
a possible system security compromise. See the INSTALL file for
more information on how to properly start the postmaster.
morannon:~>
> proportion of total PostgreSQL installs they now are. We are
100%
> Are there still people who can only install PostgreSQL as a private
> application?
Private application - or non-root application?
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Dominic J. Eidson
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