Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:12:13 +0100
From: chris <psql-contact@citecs.de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: How to check completeness of installation
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On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 09:54:15AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> chris <psql-contact@citecs.de> writes:
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 08:59:29AM +0000, Subramanian,Ramachandran wrote:
> >> 2.  Is there any way with which we can install Postgress WITHOUT ROOT privileges.
> 
> > You really should not do this, for several reasons.
> 
> Why not?  

besides all technical discussions:
- compliance 
- regulations
- house rules
- administration 
- maintainability for years to come
- ...

The life of software does not end when the compiler stops without errors 
in fact it's its beginning.