Re: BUG #2915: Not working: GRANT * TO GROUP * - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #2915: Not working: GRANT * TO GROUP *
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Msg-id 10696.1169532283@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to BUG #2915: Not working: GRANT * TO GROUP *  ("Alvaro Alvarez" <alvaro.a.alvarez@gmail.com>)
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"Alvaro Alvarez" <alvaro.a.alvarez@gmail.com> writes:
> I tried, using both the GUI and CLI:
> GRANT CONNECT, TEMPORARY ON DATABASE db TO GROUP db_group;
> But somehow the results was as if i had witten (even though there is no
> db_group user):
> GRANT CONNECT, TEMPORARY ON DATABASE db TO db_group;

Since PG 8.1 we don't really make a distinction between users and
groups --- they're both "roles".  So AFAICS there's not anything wrong
here.

            regards, tom lane

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