X-Original-To: pgsql-bugs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0D473A3EF5 for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:19:28 +0100 (BST) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 99579-07 for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:19:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.197]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8159D3A3EDF for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:19:26 +0100 (BST) Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 73so332616rnk for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:19:31 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=YhKRYfVgrAqUIVAs+KD/vEXz3UgymT+KwJZ8nWF1AWnVLfcfSGnjkI2/epajzFdG1beGtgJ1u271jIftbTZuTcJ8ySQKXAKEfs6vFMSUn0LCqkjb6FqXNmxcCGPi1zURtUSqN6Dvq0DhblV+XUs97owUJt8szz+X4B6IyqRBigM= Received: by 10.38.218.39 with SMTP id q39mr391177rng; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:19:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.149.4 with HTTP; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:19:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <7be3f35d041024031935c3fbee@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 12:19:31 +0200 From: Harald Armin Massa Reply-To: Harald Armin Massa To: Gaetano Mendola Subject: Re: Question on the 8.0Beta Version Cc: Davide Negri , pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: <417AD656.8090608@bigfoot.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <20041022070342.534EE36CF1@piragna.zeropiu.it> <417AD656.8090608@bigfoot.com> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200410/227 X-Sequence-Number: 9690 > > I have read on the installation note file that postgres server will not > > run with administrative permissions. I have read on your forum that this > > happened because i have installed the beta version: is it true that this > > happen only with the beta version? It is written by the core developers that "running postgres with admin privileges" will never be possible. (at least with the official sources) It has been discussed in detail; with pro and cons and it was a very informed decission. You can read it wihtin the PSQL-Hackers list. Harald