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FS#34975 - [postgresql] /var/lib/postgresql is not owned by postgres user

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Konstantin Gribov (gross) - Friday, 26 April 2013, 19:08 GMT
Last edited by Bartłomiej Piotrowski (Barthalion) - Sunday, 19 January 2014, 20:04 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Dan McGee (toofishes)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
After installing postgresql it isn't initialized.
On trying to start it with `systemctl start postgresql.service` it fails and writes to journal that it should be
initialized with `su - postgres -c "initdb --locale en_US.UTF-8 -D '/var/lib/postgres/data'"`. But this command
fails because `/var/lib/postgres` is owned by root.

I think two things should be done:
1. Print info about initializing postgres in post-install hook.
2. Own /var/lib/postgres by postgres:postgres in package phase.

Additional info:
* postgresql 9.2.4-1

Steps to reproduce (DO NOT RUN IF YOU HAVE NONEMPTY POSTGRES DB, it will destroy your data and eat your brain):
1. su -c "pacman -S postgresql"
2. su - postgres -c "initdb --locale en_US.UTF-8 -D '/var/lib/postgres/data'"

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Closed by  Bartłomiej Piotrowski (Barthalion)
Sunday, 19 January 2014, 20:04 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Martin Imobersteg (bugix) - Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 08:13 GMT
9.3 could be a wonderful spot to fix this bug ;-)
Comment by Dan McGee (toofishes) - Friday, 06 December 2013, 15:55 GMT
I should have this fixed in the minor version bump I am doing now; the data directory will be created with the correct permissions.
Comment by Konstantin Gribov (gross) - Friday, 06 December 2013, 22:08 GMT
Ok, thank you. I think it'll be also good to add info about db initialization to post_install message.

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