Re: PostgreSQL on system with root as only user

Well, no actual "design decision" is made yet. Just testing...

...actually, in embedded, minimalistic environments, I don't think it's
unusual to have one and only one user.

/Fredrik

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
Sent: den 30 augusti 2006 15:17
To: Fredrik Israelsson
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on system with root as only user

"Fredrik Israelsson" <fredrik.israelsson@eu.biotage.com> writes:
> I am about to install PostgreSQL on a minimal Linux system, where root

> is the only user that is allowed to exist.

You've *got* to be kidding.  That's possibly the stupidest system design
decision I've ever heard ... what is the point of disallowing non-root
userids?  It certainly can't improve system security to run everything
as root.

            regards, tom lane