On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 09:17 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > "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. Remember the glory of heaven and earth before man was created? ;-) > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
