## Tom Lane (t...@sss.pgh.pa.us): > Given the POSIX requirements, it's basically impossible to believe > that there are interesting cases where $HOME isn't set.
When I look at a random Debian with the usual PGDG packages, the postmaster process (and every backend) has a rather minimal environment without HOME. When I remember the code correctly, walreceiver uses the functions from fe-connect.c and may need to find the service file, a password file or certificates. If I'm correct with that, requiring HOME to be set would be a significant change for existing "normal" installations. What about containers and similar "reduced" environments? Regards, Christoph -- Spare Space
