Zbigniew Baniewski wrote: > Hallo, > > I'm writing to you, because I've noticed, that in Debian there is used > "www-data" as the name of the "Apache user". I'd suggest to change the name > to "wwwdata". Why? Because PostgreSQL server - used at many WWW sites > instead of MySQL - doesn't allow to use the dash in usernames, and because > of this one can't execute neither 'adduser' nor any 'GRANT' using 'www-data' > as parameter. > > After every Apache packet upgrade there's a need to change the name from > 'www-data' to some different one, without a dash. So, why not to solve > the problem once for always?
You can use www-data, you just have to quote it: grant all on blah to "www-data"; (IIRC) In any case, it's definitely possible on any sort of modern Postgresql system. -- David N. Welton - http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Linux, Open Source Consulting - http://www.dedasys.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
