Re: Issues with building snap packages and psql

On 10/26/2016 10:16 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
>> Is psql getting the home directory from /etc/passwd?
>
> Yes, of course.
>
>> If so what can we do about that?
>
> Fix your /etc/passwd entry?  Seems unlikely that psql is the only
> program that believes that entry.

It isn't that simple. Snap packages are similar to a chroot. My home 
directory *is* /home/jd but snap packages can't write to that because of 
the isolation.

Sincerely,

JD


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