Re: [GENERAL] users in Postgresql - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [GENERAL] users in Postgresql
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Msg-id Pine.GSO.4.02A.9911021017100.16970-100000@Hermelin.DoCS.UU.SE
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] users in Postgresql  (Charles Tassell <ctassell@isn.net>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] users in Postgresql  (postgres@taifun.interface-business.de)
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The "SQL" command (it isn't really part of the standard) is CREATE USER.
The bin/createuser is a script that calls psql and issues a create user
command. (Another confused user on the ever-growing list. How can we make
this clearer?)

Btw., although direct UPDATEs to pg_shadow will seemingly succeed, you do
not want to do that. That's a bug.

    -Peter

On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Charles Tassell wrote:

> Use the command createuser in your pgsql/bin directory.   Not sure how to
> do it in SQL, maybe alter user or create user?
>
> At 05:41 PM 11/1/99, Carlos Vicente Altamirano wrote:
>
> >How can i add a user (root for example) in pg_shadow?
> >
> >Atte.
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