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Bug 1585513 - postgresql-setup creates incorrect log directory
Summary: postgresql-setup creates incorrect log directory
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Software Collections
Classification: Red Hat
Component: postgresql
Version: rh-postgresql10
Hardware: All
OS: All
unspecified
low
Target Milestone: ---
: 3.7
Assignee: Patrik Novotný
QA Contact: RHEL CS Apps Subsystem QE
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Depends On: 1667930
Blocks: 1614737 1614738 1614763
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2018-06-03 22:55 UTC by Michael Chapman
Modified: 2021-02-15 07:39 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2021-02-15 07:39:16 UTC
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Description Michael Chapman 2018-06-03 22:55:11 UTC 
This bug is reported against rh-postgresql10-postgresql-server-10.3-2.el7.x86_64.

As of PostgreSQL 10, the default log directory is $PGDATA/log (see https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/release-10.html), however postgresql-setup still creates a $PGDATA/pg_log directory.

This is a relatively minor problem, as the postmaster will create the correct log directory as required, but it may mislead the administrator. I also haven't checked whether the automatically-created log directory ends up with the correct SELinux context.
Comment 2 Pavel Raiskup 2018-08-10 10:04:44 UTC 
Hi Michael, thanks for the report.  Selinux context type should be
postgresql_log_t, but is postgresql_db_t.
Comment 3 Pavel Raiskup 2018-08-10 10:09:08 UTC 
OTOH, this IMO requires also SELinux policy change.  Because running
restorecon manually only changes contexts for files under `log` directory,
not for the `log` directory itself.  That in turn means that fixing
postgresql-setup script would have no effect.
Comment 10 RHEL Program Management 2021-02-15 07:39:16 UTC 
After evaluating this issue, there are no plans to address it further or fix it in an upcoming release.  Therefore, it is being closed.  If plans change such that this issue will be fixed in an upcoming release, then the bug can be reopened.
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