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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Andreas <maps.on@gmx.net>
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: let users change their password
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:37:55 -0400
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Andreas <maps.on@gmx.net> writes:
> Now, lets make it more difficult then.
> Is there a way to have a sub-admin who should be able to create and drop 
> roles as well as change passwords for every user who is  non-superuser  
> (or at least not for me and postgres).

Yeah, in recent releases an account with CREATEROLE privilege acts like
that.

			regards, tom lane



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