On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 09:54:15AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> chris <psql-contact@citecs.de> writes:
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 08:59:29AM +0000, Subramanian,Ramachandran wrote:
> >> 2. Is there any way with which we can install Postgress WITHOUT ROOT privileges.
>
> > You really should not do this, for several reasons.
>
> Why not?
besides all technical discussions:
- compliance
- regulations
- house rules
- administration
- maintainability for years to come
- ...
The life of software does not end when the compiler stops without errors
in fact it's its beginning.