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From: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
To: Maksim Milyutin <milyutinma@gmail.com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Hint to set owner for tablespace directory
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 14:15:20 +0200
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On 24/09/2018 14:50, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On 11/09/2018 17:10, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> On 07/09/2018 17:59, Maksim Milyutin wrote:
>>> those directories was that user). The error message "could not set 
>>> permissions on directory ..." disoriented that user. The need to change 
>>> the owner of those directories came after careful reading of 
>>> documentation. I think it would be helpful to show the proposed hint to 
>>> more operatively resolve the problem.
>>
>> I think it might be worth clarifying the documentation instead.  I'm
>> looking at the CREATE TABLESPACE reference page and it's not super clear
>> on first reading.
> 
> How about the attached patch?

I have committed this patch and will close this commitfest item.  I
don't think the idea with the hints in the code was going anywhere.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services




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