Re: changing ownership of db

Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org> writes:
> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Benjamin Thelen (CCGIS) wrote:
>> I would like to change the ownership of a database.

> UPDATE pg_database SET datdba=(SELECT usesysid FROM pg_shadow WHERE
> usename='new_owner') WHERE datname='db_name';

That is all you need to do --- it's the only place CREATE DATABASE
records the owner's identity.

> If you also want to change the owner of the tables, update pg_class:

> UPDATE pg_class SET relowner=(SELECT usesysid FROM pg_shadow WHERE
> usename='new_owner') WHERE relname IN (SELECT relname from
> pg_class WHERE relname NOT LIKE 'pg_%');

This is likely to be a very bad idea, especially if you give ownership
of the system tables to a non-superuser. Ownership of those tables
stays with the postgres user during a CREATE DATABASE.

regards, tom lane