Removing Postgres user from Mac OS X after uninstalling PostBooks

 

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Posted Mon, 02/14/2011 - 12:11 by mdrquest

Installing PostBooks on Mac OS X is dead simple using the xTuple-3.6.0-osx-installer.zip. Uninstalling also seems simple using the Uninstall app found in /Applications/xTuple/. However, the Postgres user still shows up on the login screen even after uninstallation.

  1. What steps need to be taken to put OS X back into the same configuration regarding Postgres as it was prior to installing PostBooks?
  2. What changes regarding Postgres does PostBooks make when installing vie the xTuple-3.6.0-osx-installer.zip?
Sun, 10/30/2011 - 09:17
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jaycollier
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Removing Postgres user from Mac OS X after uninstalling PostBook

Agreed. Help! It appears that PostBooks did things "under the hood" (unlike other software) and I badly need an uninstaller, including the Postgresql account. (From System Preferences, I removed the Postgresql group, but the login still appears.)

Recommendation to developers: do no harm, and provide a simple uninstall process, such as deleting the application folder.

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Thu, 01/19/2012 - 17:31
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wtonra
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A user found this helpful

A user found this helpful post on EnterpriseDB's site today (thanks Tim):

http://forums.enterprisedb.com/posts/list/1832.page

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