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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: inconsistent owners in newly created databases?
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Msg-id 14151.1083601660@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: inconsistent owners in newly created databases?  (Thomas Swan <tswan@idigx.com>)
Responses Re: inconsistent owners in newly created databases?  (Thomas Swan <tswan@idigx.com>)
Re: inconsistent owners in newly created databases?  (Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>)
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Thomas Swan <tswan@idigx.com> writes:
> Fabien COELHO wrote:
>> You don't want to update ownership of tables in system schemas.
>> 
> AFAICS, any changes they make are localized to their database not the 
> whole database system.

A database owner who is not a superuser should *not* be able to fool with
the built-in catalog entries.

Database owner != superuser, and I don't want us blurring the distinction...
        regards, tom lane

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