Re: BUG #5699: Postgres runs only under default user.

On 10/08/2010 07:53 PM, Johannes Meidert wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5699
> Logged by:          Johannes Meidert
> Email address:      johannes.meidert@rohde-schwarz.com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.0.1
> Operating system:   windows
> Description:        Postgres runs only under default user.
> Details:
>
> If a --superaccount is specified during installation other than 'postgres',
> the service will not start correctly and there are lots of errors "role
> <postgres>  does not exist" in the DB error log.
> The option -- superaccount should be removed.

It does seem a bit odd - if the super account is wired into the database
cluster at initdb time, you'd think it'd be read from there on startup.

Comments, anybody? This report hasn't seen a response, but seems to have
some legitimacy as a usability issue if not an outright bug.

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Craig Ringer