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Hide postgres user from LoginWindow

A little tip for us anal-retentive PostgreSQL users who rely on macports to install PostgreSQL into their Mac OS X systems.

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add postgres

So you don't see that nasty little database user popping up in your LoginWindow to confuse you. More in this Macworld article.

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