Re: Running PostGre on DVD

"Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net> writes:
>> To be honest, the fact that Postgres forces you to run as a 
>> non-admin user has given me nothing but headaches.  (yes, I 
>> know, the problem is defaulting everyone to admin rights is 
>> the problem.  But that's where I am).  I have been kicking 
>> around the idea of posting a change to allow you to run as 
>> admin,

> This has been proposed before, and always rejected. While you're always
> welcome to provide a patch, I'm very doubtful it would be accepted into
> the main product.

The example given in this thread certainly isn't going to change
anybody's mind.  "Hi, I propose reducing everybody's security because
my local admins insist on an utterly brain-dead security policy."
        regards, tom lane