On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:30:06 -0800, Tomeh, Husam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've seen book that prefer installing PostgreSQL as root and another one
> recommends otherwise by first creating a postgres account and then
> installing it as postgres. In the Oracle world, you don't use root to
> install the software. What is the best practice as far as PostgreSQL
> goes?
There is absolutely no reason to install as root. I always create a
user (for me, it's 'pgsql') and then run the installer as that user.
That does mean that the directory (/usr/local/pgsql/) must already be
created and owned (it's the home for my user).
The less done as root, the better.
Chris
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