Re: Database superuser

From: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: javier garcia <andresjavier(dot)garcia(at)wanadoo(dot)es>
Cc: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Database superuser
Date: 2002-12-20 15:05:41
Message-ID: 1040396741.1311.26.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk
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On Thu, 2002-12-19 at 17:11, javier garcia wrote:
> Hi all;
> I think these are absolutly basic question:
>
> I guess every database can have a different super user. Isn't it?

No. Normally, users are defined once for the whole set of databases
handled by one postmaster (one $PGDATA directory). Superuser authority
attaches to the user alone.

There is a new facility in 7.3 to define per-database users, but it is
turned off by default. (The GUC name is DB_USER_NAMESPACE; see admin
manual 3.4.4.)

> Other question is: how can I know how is the superuser of a database?

SELECT usename FROM pg_user WHERE usesuper;

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