Re: [ADMIN] password change...

From: Sean Chittenden <sean(at)chittenden(dot)org>
To: Chris Bowlby <excalibur(at)hub(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] password change...
Date: 2002-03-05 04:16:42
Message-ID: 20020304201642.H58596@ninja1.internal
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> Hmmm hi all,
>
> Alright I've GOT to be blind (knowing me it's a good possibility)... but
> I have a need to allow postgresql users to be able to change their own
> password, but if they don't have access to the pg_shadow or update user
> command how to I grant them this privilage and/or what command would
> they run....?

$ psql -q template1
template1=# \h ALTER USER
Command: ALTER USER
Description: change a database user account
Syntax:
ALTER USER username [ [ WITH ] option [ ... ] ]

where option can be:

[ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD 'password'
| CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
| CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
| VALID UNTIL 'abstime'

--
Sean Chittenden

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