Re: How to remove a superuser - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Richard Ray
Subject Re: How to remove a superuser
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.64.0610101604330.12126@rray.drdc.mstc.ms.gov
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In response to Re: How to remove a superuser  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net>)
Responses Re: How to remove a superuser  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: How to remove a superuser  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net>)
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On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Jim C. Nasby wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 02:22:53PM -0500, Richard Ray wrote:
>> I need to drop a superuser account. I get
>>
>> dba=# drop role bram;
>> ERROR:  role "bram" cannot be dropped because some objects depend on it
>> DETAIL:  owner of view teacher
>> owner of type teacher
>> owner of view temp1
>> owner of type temp1
>> ...
>>
>> What is the preferred method.
>
> You need to reassign ownership of those objects to someone else.
>

I can reassign the view but not the type.


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dba=# alter table teacher owner to bjay;
ALTER TABLE
dba=# alter type teacher owner to bjay;
ERROR:  "teacher" is a table's row type


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