Re: pg_user, changing priviliges

From: "Oliver Elphick" <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Marcin Mazurek <M(dot)Mazurek(at)poznan(dot)multinet(dot)pl>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_user, changing priviliges
Date: 2000-10-26 16:42:44
Message-ID: 200010261642.e9QGgiM01915@linda.lfix.co.uk
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Marcin Mazurek wrote:
>I'm trying to give a createuser privilige by changing pg_users, i'm logged
>in as a superuser.
>
>mtldb=# select count(*) from pg_user where usename='mtluser';
> count
>-------
> 1
>(1 row)
>
>mtldb=# update pg_user set usesuper=true, usecatupd=true where
>usename='mtluser';
>UPDATE 0
>
>Why I can't do it?

pg_user is a view; you should be updating pg_shadow

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