[OGo-Users] ogo Debian Sarge First install apach2 404

Florian Reitmeir users@opengroupware.org
Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:17:56 +0100


On Don, 01 M=C3=A4r 2007, Matt Johnson wrote:
> On Don, 01 M=C3=A4r 2007, Matt Johnson wrote:
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> > The only other thing I did was "passwd postgres" from the command line =
to add a password to the postgres user. I'm sure this is irrelevant to this=
 discussion, but I've gievn up assuming such things :)
>=20
> this is a bad idea. the root user can change to everyuser even if they do=
 not
> have any password or shell set.
> ------------------
>=20
> Thanks for this - I'll change it back. Don't some installs ask for your p=
ostgres password? WHat do you do in that situation?

Normally every installation script works under to root user, so there is ne=
ver
a case where the postgres or apache or .. user needs a password. And of
course the root password is also never needed.


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Florian Reitmeir