On Tue, Jan 19, 1999 at 10:34:27PM +0000, Oliver Elphick wrote: > Johnie Ingram wrote: > > > >"Eduardo" == Eduardo Marcel Macan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >Eduardo> See, I am not suggesting that we change the username > >Eduardo> to solve the postgres problem, this would solve this problem, > >Eduardo> but not THE problem with postgres. I am just wondering why it > >Eduardo> is not called just 'www'. > > > >I still say its a nasty Bug in postgresql createuser. If you create a > >"wwwdata" user and then rename the user manually in pg_shadow, it > >works fine. At the very least createuser could have an > >--allow-badname option like adduser. > > The SQL command, CREATE USER, does allow it; I specifically disallowed it > in the createuser command in order to stop people running into the GRANT > bug.
Calling it a bug may be a bit harsh, but I'm glad you disabled it. '-' is an operator in SQL and keeping people from using it foolishly is a "good thing". Just think of using & or | in filenames. If you want to confuse operators and operands, you deserve what you ask for, but no one would call this a bug in bash (would they?). My 2c. Steve Bowman > > -- > Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver > PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 > ======================================== > "The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my > salvation; he is my God, and I will prepare him an > habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him." > Exodus 15:2 > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >