Re: [INTERFACES] Changing User Passwords

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: "'pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] Changing User Passwords
Date: 1999-09-22 20:22:50
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.4.10.9909221722260.66830-100000@thelab.hub.org
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One thing I found lacking, or just couldn't find...the ability to
grant/revoke group permissions? Just something I'm missing, or just not
implemented yet?

On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Dave Page wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Using pg_shadow based passwords I'm having trouble figuring out how a user
> can change their own password via ODBC. The only way I can see of doing this
> is with ALTER USER, but of course this fails (as shown in the snippet from
> psql)
>
> valesoft=> alter user jbeirne with password xxxx;
>
> ERROR: alterUser: user "jbeirne" does not have SELECT and UPDATE privilege
> for "pg_shadow"
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated...
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave.
>
> ************
>

Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
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