Re: [SQL] change username

Pg_user is a view. Non-updatable I might add. Pg_shadow is the table
you want.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Brandt <brandtwr-pgsql(at)draaw(dot)net>
To: <pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, December 28, 1998 1:15 PM
Subject: [SQL] change username

>I have a user on my system whose username has recently changed. The user
>owns and is a non-owning user of multiple database. I have tried a command
>of the form:
>
>update pg_user set usename='newname' where usesysid=###;
>
>When I try this I get an error. Does anyone know how to change this
>information? If I delete the user and recreate the user with the same uid
>does that retain all the existing database permissions?
>
>--
>Bill Brandt
>brandtwr(at)draaw(dot)net http://www.draaw.net/
>