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From: raf <raf@raf.org>
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: How to prevent users from creating tables
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 13:00:38 +1100
Message-ID: <20090205020037.GA29017@raf.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49895663.EE98.0025.0@wicourts.gov>
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Kevin Grittner wrote:

> >>> raf <raf@raf.org> wrote: 
> >   revoke all privileges on schema public from public;
> >   revoke all privileges on schema public from staff; -- staff is a role
> > 
> > then i get two warnings:
> > 
> >   WARNING:  no privileges could be revoked for "public"
> >   WARNING:  no privileges could be revoked for "public"
> > 
> > and a member of the staff role can still create tables.
> > if i replace "all privileges" with just "create", i
> > get the same warnings and still no effect.
>  
> Are you logged in as a database superuser?
>  
> (Database owner is not good enough for this operation.)
>  
> -Kevin

i wasn't logged in as the superuser.
thanks. it's good now.

cheers,
raf




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