Re: [tlug] CentOS using default/blank? password postgres

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Curt Sampson wrote:
> On 2008-08-21 19:37 +0900 (Thu), Keith Bawden wrote:
>   
> > I also think the user/admin should have had a bit more
> > nouse, or at least asked for some advice when putting a service like
> > this on a network...
> >     
>
> I disagree. People, no matter how knowledgable, will make errors and
> omissions from time to time, and any properly set up system should fail
> safe when this is done.
>   

While having password-less network login set as the install default is 
clearly a bug, I always assumed it was the administrators job to 
"properly set up" the system.  I think it is unrealistic to expect that 
from a package management system.

Edward