On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@gmail.com> wrote:
> You did not say what version you are using. In 9.0 you have this option:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/sql-alterdefaultprivileges.html
Our servers are a mix of 8.3 and 8.4.
> I generally do as superuser;
>
> SET ROLE user;
> CREATE TABLE table_name;
>
> It requires you knowing the user_name/role_name for each db, though it would be
> possible to create a script that automates that by doing a lookup.
It's a pity something nasty like:
SET ROLE (select pg_get_userbyid(relowner) from pg_class where
relname='existingtable');
doesn't work.
Using SET ROLE like that is certainly helpful though, I have about ~30
to update so anything that makes it easier is a help.
Paul
