Re: Tables Permission

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Elielson Fontanezi <ElielsonF(at)prodam(dot)sp(dot)gov(dot)br>
Cc: "'pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Gerson Leite da Silva <gerson(dot)silva(at)prodam(dot)sp(dot)gov(dot)br>, Marcio Pacheco de Jesus <mjesus(at)prodam(dot)sp(dot)gov(dot)br>
Subject: Re: Tables Permission
Date: 2002-07-16 16:47:32
Message-ID: 200207161647.g6GGlWu04294@candle.pha.pa.us
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Elielson Fontanezi wrote:
> Hi folks!
>
> I've been learning postgres 7.2 two weeks so far, and I could find
> that
> no dba?s users can create new objects in a different database that it do not
> own or,
> at least, do not have authorities to create new objects.
>
> For example, assume two databases: postgresdb database owned only by
> dba user "postgres" and leodb where exists only the no dba user "leo" with
> INSERT, DELETE and UPDATE authorities. So, why? Why leo can create a new
> objects in postgresdb?

Preventing table creation is a missing feature that will exist in 7.3
with schemas.

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