Re: pgsql user creation query:

In 7.2 you must create the database as the user.
CREATE USER <user> CREATEDB;
\c - <user>
CREATE DATABASE <db>;
ALTER USER <user> NOCREATEDB;

In 7.3 you can:
CREATE DATABASE <db> WITH OWNER = <user>;

On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 16:34, news wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm just starting out with pgsql, moving away from mysql as I'm missing
> having a procedural language. Anyway, I apologise if this is an easily
> resolved problem, I have looked through the docs for any answers but they
> don't seem to be coming easily.
>
> I'm wondering if it's possible to create a user and assign that user as an
> owner of a database, so that user can do pretty much anything they wish to
> that database and any existing and to-be-created objects within it?
>
> I hope this makes sense
> Thank you all for your time,
> Michael.
>
>
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