Re: Columns in pg_shadow?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: "Michael A(dot) Mayo" <mmayo(at)mcauleybrooklyn(dot)org>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Columns in pg_shadow?
Date: 2000-05-21 17:16:39
Message-ID: 9770.958929399@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
>>>> usecatupd:
>>>> Ability to change system tables?

>> Since there's no really convenient interface for twiddling this flag,
>> I doubt anyone actually bothers to change it. It starts out the same
>> as one's usesuper flag, and probably stays that way...

> Also note that once you unset this flag you can't set it again because you
> no longer have write access to pg_shadow.

Yeek. Gun ... foot ... shoot ...

I suppose you'd still have the rights to create new users, so you could
create a new superuser and then log in as him to fix the problem.

regards, tom lane

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