Re: Create user/create database outside template1

> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > What happens if people issue create user or create database outside
> > template1. Do we need to prevent it? Seems they work, but am not sure
> > it is OK. Do we need to add a check?
>
> Works fine, no, and no. The reason the scripts like to connect to
> template1 is that it's the only database they can be sure is there.
> But the commands themselves don't care where you're connected.

Well, thanks. I was going over that for my book. If I do createdb from
another database, I guess I get a copy of that database, right?
Interesting feature that I am sure few people realize.

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