Re: PostgreSQL overall design

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Gnanavel S wrote:

>
>  Need a clarification in copydir.c file of src/port directory,  In the
> following snippet the destination directory is created first then the
> source directory is read. Suppose if I don't have permission to read
> the source, even then the destination directory would be created.
> I just want to know whether there is any reason for doing so?
>
>


Under what circumstances do you imagine this will happen, since the
postmaster user owns all the files and directories?