Re: 8.2 Release: need help digesting the

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>>> I assume you mean releasenotes wording and not TODO, right?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> * On Win32, PostgreSQL will drop privileges when started,
>>> permitting
>>>> servers running from an administrative account
>>>>
>>>> Or something along that line?
>>> Sorry, yea, release notes.  Item added to Win32 section:
>>>
>>>         Drop privileges on startup so servers can be started from
>>>         an administrative account (Magnus)
>> I think you need to clearify that it's win32 onlyi.
>
> We don't normally re-mention the section title for an item. I am hoping
> "administrative" will be enough of a hint.  If we see confusion, we can
> add Win32 later.
>

I think that is going to cause people to think they can start postgresql
as root.

Joshua D. Drake


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