[pgpool-general: 2941] Re: pool_passwd opened read/write?

[Tatsuo Ishii]

Because pg_md5 needs to overwrite it.

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> Yes, for some reason pool_passwd has to have 660 permissions. Why is
> that the case? Why does this file has to be 660 and not 440?
> 
> Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was getting some odd errors from pgpool2 while setting it up and worked out that it was because the pool_passwd
>> was not writable for pgpool2, but it is being opened read/write:
>>
>>         passwd_fd = fopen(pool_passwd_filename, "r+");
>>
>> I can't see it being written to anywhere so I think it's an oversight. Am I missing something or can I send a
>> patch to fix it?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> --
>> Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog at gmail.com> http://svana.org/kleptog/
>>
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