Received: from maia.hub.org (maia-2.hub.org [200.46.204.251]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39E0E1337BCF for ; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:20:34 -0400 (AST) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by maia.hub.org (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.251]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 92171-04 for ; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:20:26 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from sam.nabble.com (sam.nabble.com [216.139.236.26]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86BD813364DE for ; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:20:26 -0400 (AST) Received: from [192.168.236.26] (helo=sam.nabble.com) by sam.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PVtGI-0000Si-Au for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:03:50 -0800 Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:03:50 -0800 (PST) From: nbald To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Message-ID: <1293141830332-3317041.post@n5.nabble.com> Subject: "root" execution not permitted. and busybox MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.778 tagged_above=-10 required=5 tests=BAYES_00=-1.9, URI_HEX=1.122 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 201012/177 X-Sequence-Number: 36406 Hi guys, this is driving me crazy... Do someone have an idea ? # echo 'pgsql:pgsql:100:100:pgsql:/home/pgsql:/bin/sh' >> /etc/passwd # su - pgsql warning: cannot change to home directory BusyBox v1.7.2 (2010-12-23 22:00:59 CET) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. $ /tmp/mnt/usb0/part1/usr/bin/postmaster -D '/tmp/mnt/usb0/part1/caisse/db' "root" execution of the PostgreSQL server is not permitted. The server must be started under an unprivileged user ID to prevent possible system security compromise. See the documentation for more information on how to properly start the server. $ su su: applet requires root privileges! $ -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/root-execution-not-permitted-and-busybox-tp3317041p3317041.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - admin mailing list archive at Nabble.com.