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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Access by 1000 users to view postgres tables without recreating accounts?
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In response to Access by 1000 users to view postgres tables without recreating accounts?  ("Jameson C. Burt" <jameson@coost.com>)
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"Jameson C. Burt" <jameson@coost.com> writes:
> Can one permit numerous users to view Postgresql tables (subject to per
> table permissions, of course), yet not need to recreate password entries
> for Postgresql's mostly duplication of /etc/passwd.

Let them all log in as a "guest" postgres user.  There is no good reason
to insist on a one-to-one correspondence of PG user identities and Unix
user identities.

            regards, tom lane

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