From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Create user/create database outside template1 |
Date: | 2000-05-25 16:42:24 |
Message-ID: | 200005251642.MAA26670@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > What happens if people issue create user or create database outside
> > template1. Do we need to prevent it? Seems they work, but am not sure
> > it is OK. Do we need to add a check?
>
> Works fine, no, and no. The reason the scripts like to connect to
> template1 is that it's the only database they can be sure is there.
> But the commands themselves don't care where you're connected.
Well, thanks. I was going over that for my book. If I do createdb from
another database, I guess I get a copy of that database, right?
Interesting feature that I am sure few people realize.
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