Re: [ADMIN] postgresql-6.3.2 question

[Brett W. McCoy]

On Sun, 17 May 1998, Peter Mount wrote:

> > However, you DO want the postmaster to be started by user postgres
> > within the startup scripts. 
> 
> Postgres will not run as root - it kills itself on purpose if you try.

I think that's very wise!

Brett W. McCoy           
                                        http://www.lan2wan.com/~bmccoy/
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