Amit Khare writes: > (1) Actually we are doing project on PostgreSQL in group of two. We installed >individual copy of PostgreSQL into our group directory. > (2) When I created data directory and ran "initdb" it makes me( takes my login name >) as the owner of data directory. > (3) The problem is that now my partner cannot start the postmaster since he does not >have right on the data directory. Further one cannot set right on the data directory >more than 700 . > (4) For time being we hacked the postmaster.c and commented the line starting from >318 which actually test the permission on data directory. Then my partner was able to >run the postmaster since now I gave him rights(770) on the data directory(But changed >rights on postgresql.conf file to 744). > > (5) Is there a clean way by which my partner can start postmaster on data directory >created by me.
Create a separate user for the server and give yourself and your partner access to it. -- Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
