Re: BUG #2690: GRANT does not allow periods in database or schema names - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

Nick Johnson wrote:
> Though you can create a database with a period in the name (e.g.,
> "example.com"), you cannot issue a GRANT on that database name from
> the command line.
>
> pgsql=# GRANT ALL ON DATABASE example.com TO someuser;
> ERROR:  syntax error at or near "." at character 30

You are making the faulty assumption that example.com and "example.com"
are the same thing.

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Peter Eisentraut
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