Re: [Gnumed-devel] Re: bootstrap*

[Horst Herb]

Ian Haywood wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 07:59:46AM +1100, Horst Herb wrote:
>
> > The first time a client is started, you have to enter backend information. The 
> > client then checks whether the backend has already been configured. If not, 
> > configuration dialog is presented.
>
> This means the client must run first-time as user postgres (or whatever
> user created the database) It may be difficult to do this (you may be
> connecting to the server via ssh etc. -- all you have is shell) 
> A simple CLI "set admin password" script would be better.
> Outside of Debian, the two scripts may run together as there is less of
> a prohibition on user interaction. 

What I had in mind is that the GUI dialog collects all information and 
then starts a scripted ssh session which logs in as root, does a su 
postgres, and applies all changes neccessary to implement the database 
super user, returns, and then a regular connection is established using 
the new database super user.

What I forgot is that these poor Microsoft victims have no ssh by 
default :-(
Since I was always using cygwin on any Windows machine I used for years, 
I forgot about this. (Still don't know how anybody could cope with 
Windows without cygwin - honestly, it is like trying to drive a car 
without wheels)

Horst