Graham Leggett wrote: > This code makes the incorrect assumption that the platform will allow the > postgres user to set the permissions using chmod.
> What this code should be doing is checking that the permissions on the > directory are 0700, and failing if they are not, leaving it up to the user > to fix the problem. > > Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 refuses to allow a user to chmod a directory, even > though that user owns that directory. In addition, if SELinux is enabled, > this gives a further reason why the code will fail. Is this something we should do anything about? -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
