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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:16:09 +0530
From: Gnanavel S <s.gnanavel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Gnanavel S <s.gnanavel@gmail.com>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL overall design
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On 9/27/05, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
>
>
> [ -performance removed ]
>
> Gnanavel S wrote:
>
> >
> > Need a clarification in copydir.c file of src/port directory, In the
> > following snippet the destination directory is created first then the
> > source directory is read. Suppose if I don't have permission to read
> > the source, even then the destination directory would be created.
> > I just want to know whether there is any reason for doing so?
> >
> >
>
>
> Under what circumstances do you imagine this will happen, since the
> postmaster user owns all the files and directories?


Understood. But can you explain why it is done in that way as what I said
seems to be standard way of doing it (correct me if I'm wrong).



--
with regards,
S.Gnanavel

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<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9/27/05, <b class=3D"gmail_send=
ername">Andrew Dunstan</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:andrew@dunslane.net">andre=
w@dunslane.net</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; p=
adding-left: 1ex;">
<br>[ -performance removed ]<br><br>Gnanavel S wrote:<br><br>&gt;<br>&gt;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;Need a clarification in copydir.c file of src/port directory,&nbs=
p;&nbsp;In the<br>&gt; following snippet the destination directory is creat=
ed first then the
<br>&gt; source directory is read. Suppose if I don't have permission to re=
ad<br>&gt; the source, even then the destination directory would be created=
.<br>&gt; I just want to know whether there is any reason for doing so?
<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br><br><br>Under what circumstances do you imagine this wi=
ll happen, since the<br>postmaster user owns all the files and directories?=
</blockquote><div><br>
Understood. But can you explain why it is done in that way as what I
said seems to be standard way of doing it (correct me if I'm wrong).</div><=
/div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>with regards,<br>S.Gnanavel

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