Tim Uckun wrote: > This script is a part of the initial setup script for the server. It > has to run as root because when it starts running postgres is not > installed and there is no postgres user.
But afterwards, inside the script, you could use su to temporarily switch to a less priviledged user: ... commands running as root su postgres -c 'psql ....' # running as postgres ... running as root again And su doesn't ask for a password when it's run by root. Best regards, -- Daniel PostgreSQL-powered mail user agent and storage: http://www.manitou-mail.org -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
