Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 11:01:54 -0500,
> jwsacksteder@ramprecision.com wrote:
> > Is there a way to segregate users by database or schema so that in a hosting
> > situation you could keep different customers apart? Otherwise, the
> > unpleasant alternative is to run separate instances of Postgres.
>
> Yes, but the separation isn't total. One solution would be to have a DB
> per user. However all users will still be able to see the shared
> system tables. This will allow them to see schema (DDL definitions)
> of other users. Though they won't be able to get at other user's
> data.
Take a look at the db_user_namespace option in postgresql.conf. It is
used for this purpose.
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