Re: [pgadmin-support] Step by step and thorough pgadmin/postgresql documentation

2009-03-05 Thread Gerhard Botha
Thank you for the information guys. I did manage to figure it out eventually. And yes, I would prefer using groups in the real world. I missed the preferences thing completely though. Regards, Gerhard begin:vcard fn:Gerhard Botha n:Botha;Gerhard org:Winder Controls (Pty) LTD adr:PO Box 383;;56

Re: [pgadmin-support] Step by step and thorough pgadmin/postgresql documentation

2009-03-05 Thread Marcin Stępnicki
2009/3/5 Dave Page : > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Marcin Stępnicki wrote: > >> Go to File/Options/Preferences and turn on "Show users for >> privileges". This should be default in my opinion. > > No it shouldn't. In most cases if you're configuring permissions for > individual users then you'

Re: [pgadmin-support] Step by step and thorough pgadmin/postgresql documentation

2009-03-05 Thread Dave Page
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Marcin Stępnicki wrote: > Go to File/Options/Preferences and turn on "Show users for > privileges". This should be default in my opinion. No it shouldn't. In most cases if you're configuring permissions for individual users then you're setting yourself up for futu

Re: [pgadmin-support] Step by step and thorough pgadmin/postgresql documentation

2009-03-05 Thread Marcin Stępnicki
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:59 AM, Gerhard Botha wrote: > On my installation, the regular user is denied access to this table. I think you've missed that you also need to grant USAGE privilege for the schema. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/sql-grant.html > I then log on as the super

[pgadmin-support] Step by step and thorough pgadmin/postgresql documentation

2009-03-05 Thread Gerhard Botha
I downloaded postgresql and pgadmin and am setting up an experimental database in our company. I have a basic grasp on relational databases but now need a bullet proof tutorial on setting up users and privileges as well as dealing with autoincremental primary keys. We have a Linux server wit