Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bUdUw-0006RG-Id for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:28:58 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bUdUw-0006P5-56 for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:28:58 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bUdTG-0004Wj-0v for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:27:14 +0000 Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us ([66.207.139.130]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bUdTD-0007Fu-7b for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:27:13 +0000 Received: from sss1.sss.pgh.pa.us (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id u72HR8VC018972; Tue, 2 Aug 2016 13:27:08 -0400 From: Tom Lane To: "Campbell, Lance" cc: "pgsql-admin@postgresql.org" Subject: Re: Revoke delete on a table for super user In-reply-to: References: Comments: In-reply-to "Campbell, Lance" message dated "Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:23:33 -0000" Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:27:08 -0400 Message-ID: <18971.1470158828@sss.pgh.pa.us> X-Pg-Spam-Score: -3.1 (---) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-admin Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org "Campbell, Lance" writes: > Is there a way to revoke the ability to perform delete on a table for a user that is a super user? No. Superusers bypass all access controls, by definition. Your best bet is to not do more than you absolutely must as a superuser. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin