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POSTGRES_USER should not be superuser

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
postgresql, shell
Domain
databases

Research direction

Compare the PostgreSQL user and database setup with the MySQL image, focusing on how POSTGRES_USER and the default database are initialized. Start by locating the image's setup entry point; done means the default database is not owned by a superuser while the requested setup remains functional.

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Description

Request

Please make the user / database setup in line with the mysql image. Default database owned by superuser is most likely not what most would expect from a service.

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