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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Dave Page <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Recursive SELECT problem
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 10:06:42 -0400
Message-ID: <19519.1147874802@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40138824D@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk>
References: <E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40138824D@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk>

"Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> writes:
> I'm trying to write a query to determine whether or not the current
> login role has CREATEDB (or CREATEROLE) privileges, either directly or
> inherited from a parent role.

Those privileges don't inherit, so I'm not sure why you need a recursive
check.

			regards, tom lane



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