Joe <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > It was when I tried starting PostgreSQL from boot, which requires adding > "postgresql_enable" in /etc/rc.conf, that it didn't work. I tracked > that down to /usr/local/etc/rc.d/010.pgsql.sh which uses a > "postgresql_user" variable defined as "pgsql" by the port. And this in > turn is driven by the Makefile and other files provided by the FreeBSD > port. As I mentioned, I could fix those references to 'pgsql' but then > I'd have to patch them any time I fetched a port update. > So I guess the port procedures are not controlled by the Development Group? We can't dictate the contents of port-supplied files, if that's what you mean. Plan B is to leave the pgsql user alone and add another superuser named postgres. You can have more than one superuser ... regards, tom lane
