Is it possible to install and then subsequently run the postgres engine on Linux without creating the postgres user and group? We have some folks implementing LDAP that are resistant to creating a postgres account and group and would rather create machine specific accounts (like one does for Windows with SQL Server).
I always thought that if the postgres user and group were not there upon install (which is done as root), that the installation process would create them for you, am I missing something?
Thanks for any input that will provide me with ample ammunition to thwart this silly idea.
Joe Plugge