[rt-users] Customized PostgreSQL install?

[Roderick A. Anderson]

Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> I am installing RT (3.8.8) where PostgreSQL is running on another system 
> -- not a problem -- and the database (one of many company databases) 
> already exists with a schema to hold the RT tables.  The roles (dba at acme 
> , rt_user at acme) and their permissions are already set up as part of the 
> database provisioning.

OK a little more reading and I see this is already doable with arguments 
to rt-setup-database script.

Sorry for the wasted bits, bytes and bandwidth.


Rod
-- 
> 
> I don't see anyway other than change the code in rt-setup-database to 
> connect to the 'company' database instead of template1 and just create 
> the tables, views, etc. in the schema.
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone else is interested in using RT in a multi-tenant 
> PostgreSQL database setup?  If there is I'll look at coding to make the 
> database a 'configure' variable and the DSN method use it.
> 
> There are lots of other possibilities including:
> 
> * have the Pg superuser (postgres) check if the specified database 
> exists and error out if not,
> * Create the rt3 schema if necessary,
> * create the rt_user role etc.
> 
> Thoughts, ideas?
> 
> 
> \\||/
> Rod