On Tuesday 30 July 2002 11:51 pm, Tom Lane wrote: > Lamar Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> CREATE DATABASE foo WITH LOCATION = 'BAR' > > And requires you to be a database superuser anyway.
> CREATE DATABASE does not require superuser privs, only createdb > which is not usually considered particular dangerous. Pardon my misspeak, as there are those two components to the privs. My error. Typically normal users aren't given create database privileges -- at least on my systems. And, again, I'm completely for the idea of this being in postgresql.conf. But I'm not convinced that the security angle is a valid reason. The consistency reason is enough alone to warrant it being that way. -- Lamar Owen WGCR Internet Radio 1 Peter 4:11 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
