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Re: SQL for CREATE ROLE xxx SUPERUSER


  • From: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • To: Erwin Brandstetter <brandstetter(at)falter(dot)at>
  • Cc: pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: SQL for CREATE ROLE xxx SUPERUSER
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:46:20 +0100
  • Message-id: <46C4714C(dot)4090701(at)postgresql(dot)org>

Erwin Brandstetter wrote:
Hi Dave!

But is the line needed at all?
Clearly it works the same way with just "CREATE ROLE tester SUPERUSER".

It's not the same thing - pg_authid.rolsuper is the superuser flag, pg_authid.rolcatupdate is the catalog update flag. It cannot be set with CREATE or UPDATE ROLE, and is required for even a superuser to directly update the catalogs (postgres has it by default though).

Regards, Dave.



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