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/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * main.c
 *	  Stub main() routine for the postgres executable.
 *
 * This does some essential startup tasks for any incarnation of postgres
 * (postmaster, standalone backend, or standalone bootstrap mode) and then
 * dispatches to the proper FooMain() routine for the incarnation.
 *
 *
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2001, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 *
 *
 * IDENTIFICATION
 *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/main/main.c,v 1.43 2001/04/21 18:29:29 tgl Exp $
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
#include "postgres.h"

#include <pwd.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef USE_LOCALE
#include <locale.h>
#endif

#if defined(__alpha) && defined(__osf__)
#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
#include "machine/hal_sysinfo.h"
#define ASSEMBLER
#include <sys/proc.h>
#undef ASSEMBLER
#endif
#if defined(__NetBSD__)
#include <sys/param.h>
#endif

#include "miscadmin.h"
#include "bootstrap/bootstrap.h"
#include "tcop/tcopprot.h"


#define NOROOTEXEC "\
\n\"root\" execution of the PostgreSQL server is not permitted.\n\n\
The server must be started under an unprivileged userid to prevent\n\
a possible system security compromise. See the INSTALL file for\n\
more information on how to properly start the server.\n\n"


int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	int			len;
	struct passwd *pw;
	char	   *pw_name_persist;

	/*
	 * Place platform-specific startup hacks here.	This is the right
	 * place to put code that must be executed early in launch of either a
	 * postmaster, a standalone backend, or a standalone bootstrap run.
	 * Note that this code will NOT be executed when a backend or
	 * sub-bootstrap run is forked by the postmaster.
	 *
	 * XXX The need for code here is proof that the platform in question is
	 * too brain-dead to provide a standard C execution environment
	 * without help.  Avoid adding more here, if you can.
	 */

#if defined(__alpha)
#ifdef NOFIXADE
	int			buffer[] = {SSIN_UACPROC, UAC_SIGBUS};

#endif	 /* NOFIXADE */
#ifdef NOPRINTADE
	int			buffer[] = {SSIN_UACPROC, UAC_NOPRINT};

#endif	 /* NOPRINTADE */
#endif	 /* __alpha */

#if defined(NOFIXADE) || defined(NOPRINTADE)

#if defined(ultrix4)
	syscall(SYS_sysmips, MIPS_FIXADE, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
#endif

#if defined(__alpha)
	if (setsysinfo(SSI_NVPAIRS, buffer, 1, (caddr_t) NULL,
				   (unsigned long) NULL) < 0)
		fprintf(stderr, "setsysinfo failed: %d\n", errno);
#endif

#endif	 /* NOFIXADE || NOPRINTADE */

#ifdef __BEOS__
	/* BeOS-specific actions on startup */
	beos_startup(argc, argv);
#endif

	/*
	 * Not-quite-so-platform-specific startup environment checks. Still
	 * best to minimize these.
	 */

	/*
	 * Skip permission checks if we're just trying to do --help or --version;
	 * otherwise root will get unhelpful failure messages from initdb.
	 */
	if (!(argc > 1
		  && (strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0 ||
			  strcmp(argv[1], "-?") == 0 ||
			  strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0 ||
			  strcmp(argv[1], "-V") == 0)))
	{
		/*
		 * Make sure we are not running as root.
		 *
		 * BeOS currently runs everything as root :-(, so this check must be
		 * temporarily disabled there...
		 */
#ifndef __BEOS__
		if (geteuid() == 0)
		{
			fprintf(stderr, "%s", NOROOTEXEC);
			exit(1);
		}
#endif	 /* __BEOS__ */

		/*
		 * Also make sure that real and effective uids are the same.
		 * Executing Postgres as a setuid program from a root shell is a
		 * security hole, since on many platforms a nefarious subroutine could
		 * setuid back to root if real uid is root.  (Since nobody actually
		 * uses Postgres as a setuid program, trying to actively fix this
		 * situation seems more trouble than it's worth; we'll just expend the
		 * effort to check for it.)
		 */
		if (getuid() != geteuid())
		{
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: real and effective userids must match\n",
					argv[0]);
			exit(1);
		}
	}

	/*
	 * Set up locale information from environment, in only the categories
	 * needed by Postgres; leave other categories set to default "C".
	 * (Note that CTYPE and COLLATE will be overridden later from
	 * pg_control if we are in an already-initialized database.  We set
	 * them here so that they will be available to fill pg_control during
	 * initdb.)
	 */
#ifdef USE_LOCALE
	setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "");
	setlocale(LC_COLLATE, "");
	setlocale(LC_MONETARY, "");
#endif

	/*
	 * Now dispatch to one of PostmasterMain, PostgresMain, or
	 * BootstrapMain depending on the program name (and possibly first
	 * argument) we were called with.  The lack of consistency here is
	 * historical.
	 */
	len = strlen(argv[0]);

	if (len >= 10 && strcmp(argv[0] + len - 10, "postmaster") == 0)
	{
		/* Called as "postmaster" */
		exit(PostmasterMain(argc, argv));
	}

	/*
	 * If the first argument is "-boot", then invoke bootstrap mode. Note
	 * we remove "-boot" from the arguments passed on to BootstrapMain.
	 */
	if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-boot") == 0)
		exit(BootstrapMain(argc - 1, argv + 1));

	/*
	 * Otherwise we're a standalone backend.  Invoke PostgresMain,
	 * specifying current userid as the "authenticated" Postgres user
	 * name.
	 */
	pw = getpwuid(geteuid());
	if (pw == NULL)
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid current euid %d\n",
				argv[0], (int) geteuid());
		exit(1);
	}
	/* Allocate new memory because later getpwuid() calls can overwrite it */
	pw_name_persist = strdup(pw->pw_name);

	exit(PostgresMain(argc, argv, argc, argv, pw_name_persist));
}