Re: initdb --allow-group-access behaviour in windows

On 2/1/19 10:14 AM, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 01, 2019 at 05:34:05PM +1100, Haribabu Kommi wrote:
>> As Microsoft windows doesn't support POSIX style of permissions, we
>> always set for the permissions GUC's as not supported in
>> windows. Even the new GUC that is added with --allow-group-access
>> feature also mentioned the same.
>>
>> The initdb --allow-group-access doesn't have any impact on the
>> microsoft windows, so I feel it should be better to write the same
>> in initdb docs?
> 
> Sounds right.  We may just want an extra sentence in the paragraph
> describing --allow-group-access to mention that this parameter has no
> effect on Windows.
> 
>> need a patch?
> 
> Always.

Hrm, seems like I missed that.  Do you mind writing something that makes 
sense to Windows users and I'll have a look?

Thanks,
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-David
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