On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > How about if we just document that they have to create a > > > postgres@template1 user before flipping the switch. That way, there is > > > no special user, no PG_INSTALLER file, and no double-tests for user > > > names. > > > > ... and no useful superuser account; if you can't connect to anything > > except template1 then you ain't much of a superuser. > > > > To get around that you'd have to create postgres@db1, postgres@db2, > > postgres@db3, etc etc. This would be a huge pain in the neck; I think > > it'd render the scheme impractical. (Keep in mind that anybody who'd be > > interested in this feature at all has probably got quite a number of > > databases to contend with.) > > Yes, I hear you, but that brings us around full-circle to the original > patch with one super-user who is the install user. > > I don't know where else to go with the patch at this point. I think > increasing the number of 'global' users is polluting the namespace too > much, and having none seems to be unappealing. This is why I am back to > just the install user.
I wouldn't be in favor of that. Vince. -- ========================================================================== Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pop4.net 56K Nationwide Dialup from $16.00/mo at Pop4 Networking http://www.camping-usa.com http://www.cloudninegifts.com http://www.meanstreamradio.com http://www.unknown-artists.com ========================================================================== ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
