"Fredrik Israelsson" <fredrik.israelsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I am about to install PostgreSQL on a minimal Linux system, where root > is the only user that is allowed to exist. You've *got* to be kidding. That's possibly the stupidest system design decision I've ever heard ... what is the point of disallowing non-root userids? It certainly can't improve system security to run everything as root. regards, tom lane