Re: pg_user, changing priviliges - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Ross J. Reedstrom
Subject Re: pg_user, changing priviliges
Date
Msg-id 20001026100818.A29490@rice.edu
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In response to pg_user, changing priviliges  (Marcin Mazurek <M.Mazurek@poznan.multinet.pl>)
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On Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 08:24:56AM +0200, Marcin Mazurek wrote:
> I'm trying to give a createuser privilige by changing pg_users, i'm logged
> in as a superuser.
>
>
> Why I can't do it?
>

reedstrm=> \d pg_user
View    = pg_user
...

Because pg_user is a view on pg_shadow. Can't update a view. The right
way to go about adding createuser privilage to a user is:

ALTER USER foouser CREATEUSER;

Ross

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Ross J. Reedstrom, Ph.D., <reedstrm@rice.edu>
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