Re: Privileges on information_schema

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Christian Rengstl" <Christian(dot)Rengstl(at)klinik(dot)uni-regensburg(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Privileges on information_schema
Date: 2007-10-05 14:56:34
Message-ID: 15901.1191596194@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Christian Rengstl" <Christian(dot)Rengstl(at)klinik(dot)uni-regensburg(dot)de> writes:
> whenever I execute the following query as admin I get all results, but
> as soon as I execute it as a less-privileged user the result is empty.
> SELECT * FROM information_schema.schemata

The SQL standard specifies that information_schema.schemata shows you
only schemas you own. We are slightly laxer: we'll show you a schema
if you're a member of its owning role.

regards, tom lane

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