On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 3:53 AM, Shane Ambler <pgsql@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: >> >> "Darren Weber" <darren.weber.lists@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> >>> There is a postgres user account on my OSX system. I'm not clear >>> about how it was created. I've installed a binary version of 8.3 in >>> /Library/PostgreSQL/8.3/ and built another version from source into >>> /usr/local/pgsql/. When I login as root and then 'su - postgres' it >>> takes me to the postgres account and the user directory is at >>> /opt/local/var/db/postgresql83/. >> >>> Can someone explain how this user account was created? >> >> I'm guessing that binary package created it for you --- check its docs, >> or look at the install script if you can. >> > > Quite sure that the EDB binary installer sets /Library/PostgreSQL8 as the > home path, matching the install location. /Library/PostgreSQL/8.3 by default, but yes, that is essentially correct. > The /opt/local/..... home path would indicate that you used macports or > similar at some stage and the install from there would have created it. > > As the postgres user existed the EDB installer would have left it as is. Correct. -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
