Re: invalid types and tables - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: invalid types and tables
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Msg-id 9165.1166197788@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: invalid types and tables  ("Shoaib Mir" <shoaibmir@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: invalid types and tables  ("Shoaib Mir" <shoaibmir@gmail.com>)
Re: invalid types and tables  ("Sandy Spence" <axs@aber.ac.uk>)
Re: invalid types and tables  ("Sandy Spence" <axs@aber.ac.uk>)
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"Shoaib Mir" <shoaibmir@gmail.com> writes:
> Well I will not recommend deleting rows like this from the meta data, but if
> I will rather try using ALTER TABLE and ALTER TYPE to assign an owner for
> the missing user referenced type or table

No, just create a new user with the same usesysid as is shown as the
owner in pg_class etc.  See the SYSID option to CREATE USER.

(FWIW, more recent PG versions prevent you from dropping users that still
own objects.)

            regards, tom lane

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