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> I am a novice in this area.
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> How would I set up a new user on PostgreSQL so that the new user is limited
> to reading a particular view, and can do nothing else.
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> Help greatly appreciated.
You will find these handy, no doubt...
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/tutorial.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/sql-createuser.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/sql-grant.html
Jim