Réf. : RE: Running PostGre on DVD

I don't understand why an user can't WILLINGLY (by EXPLICITLY setting an
OPTION) allow a privileged administrator to run PostGre.

It is a MAJOR problem for me, that will force me to use another database
because my database will be on a DVD and I'm not sure that on the PC on
which it will be executed, the user isn't an admin or that I can create an
unprivileged user. To resume, I don't want my user to be unable to run my
application for that.

The persons specifying this option would know perfectly well the risks
linked to it.

I'm starting to think the PostGre developpers think the users are children.

I'm deeply disappointed to be forced to compile my own PostGre and I will
not.

Eric LEGUILLIER




> > I explain myself about running PostGre as admin.
> >
> > In fact I don't want specifically run PostGre as admin. The problem
> is, on
> > the computers the application including PostGre will run,
> I'm not sure
> > that the user won't have any admin or power user rights.
> Furthermore,
> > I've noticed that on certain domains, any user created is
> > automatically
> added
> > to
> > a default group having power user rights (that is actually happening
> to
> > me).
>
> 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.

//Magnus