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Re: Prompt question

From
"Russell Hires"
Date:
Hello all,

I have a question. I'm
currently running version 7.0.3 (compiled myself using debuild) on
debian-m68k potato. When I start psql, my prompt doesn't look like every
example I've seen. The examples are like this: "mydb=>" My prompt looks like
this: "test=#" (no quotes, of course) I don't know if this is significant or
not, obviously it is in Linux, but in Postgres I don't know.

Thank you for any thought you may offer on this subject.

Russell


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Re: Re: Prompt question

From
"Brett W. McCoy"
Date:
On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Russell Hires wrote:

> I have a question. I'm
> currently running version 7.0.3 (compiled myself using debuild) on
> debian-m68k potato. When I start psql, my prompt doesn't look like every
> example I've seen. The examples are like this: "mydb=>" My prompt looks like
> this: "test=#" (no quotes, of course) I don't know if this is significant or
> not, obviously it is in Linux, but in Postgres I don't know.

Usually you get that prompt when you are logged in as the postgres
superuser (usually postgres).  Is this the case here?

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Re: Re: Prompt question

From
"Oliver Elphick"
Date:
"Russell Hires" wrote:
  >Hello all,
  >
  >I have a question. I'm
  >currently running version 7.0.3 (compiled myself using debuild) on
  >debian-m68k potato. When I start psql, my prompt doesn't look like every
  >example I've seen. The examples are like this: "mydb=>" My prompt looks like
  >this: "test=#" (no quotes, of course) I don't know if this is significant or
  >not, obviously it is in Linux, but in Postgres I don't know.

The prompt indicates whether you have administrator privileges in
PostgreSQL.  Here's an illustration:

bray=# select usename, usesuper from pg_user;
 usename  | usesuper
----------+----------
 postgres | t
 dan      | f
 ruth     | f
 olly     | t
 hoho     | f
(6 rows)

bray=# \c - dan
You are now connected as new user dan.
bray=> \c - olly
You are now connected as new user olly.
bray=#

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