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Subject: Re: STANDALONE INSTALLATION???
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In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 19 Dec 91 05:11:12 PST."
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 91 11:09:51 PST

you write:
> Hi,
> I am urged to have postgres installed as a standalone configuration. I dont know
> what to do to overcame the port concept in this case.

I'm not sure that I understand your question.  You want to run postgres
"standalone," but we don't really provide a specific standalone mode of
operation.  You can run the backend by itself (i.e. without going through
the postmaster) but this is not a supported means of using the system.
This is primarily intended for development purposes and makes it easier
to debug.

You can have exclusive access to Postgres just by not adding any users 
except yourself.  Only people explicitly added via createuser are permitted
to use the system.


Jeff Meredith
mer@postgres.berkeley.edu