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authorMichael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>2019-02-04 09:57:20 +0900
committerMichael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>2019-02-04 09:57:20 +0900
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Clarify behavior of initdb's --allow-group-access on Windows in docs
The option is ignored on Windows, and GUC data_directory_mode already mentioned that within its description in the documentation. Author: Michael Paquier Reported-by: Haribabu Kommi, David Steele Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAJrrPGefxTG43yk6BrOC7ZcMnCTccG9+inCSncvyys_t8Ev9cQ@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 11
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@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<listitem>
<para>
Allows users in the same group as the cluster owner to read all cluster
- files created by <command>initdb</command>.
+ files created by <command>initdb</command>. This option is ignored
+ on <productname>Windows</productname> as it does not support
+ <acronym>POSIX</acronym>-style group permissions.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>