Re: Open 7.3 items

Bruce Momjian writes:

> I had to add to initdb to create a file /data/PG_INSTALLER and have the
> postmaster read that on startup to determine the installing user.

I object to treating one user specially.  There should be a general
mechanism, such as a separate column in pg_shadow.

I also object to fixing the name during initdb.  We just got rid of that
requirement.

If it mattered, I would also object to the choice of the file name.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net