Re: Permissions problem

noy <noyda(at)isoco(dot)com> writes:
> However, any user can make a select or update in the table "accounts".

Surely not.

test71=# select version();
version
------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 7.1.3 on hppa2.0-hp-hpux10.20, compiled by GCC 2.95.3
(1 row)

test71=# create user foo;
CREATE USER
test71=# create user bar;
CREATE USER
test71=# \c - foo
You are now connected as new user foo.
test71=> create table accounts (f1 int);
CREATE
test71=> insert into accounts values(1);
INSERT 1587112 1
test71=> revoke all on accounts from public;
CHANGE
test71=> \z accounts
Access privileges for database "test71"
Table | Access privileges
----------+-------------------
accounts | {"=","foo=arwR"}
(1 row)

test71=> select * from accounts;
f1
----
1
(1 row)

test71=> \c - bar
You are now connected as new user bar.
test71=> select * from accounts;
ERROR: accounts: Permission denied.
test71=> update accounts set f1 = 2;
ERROR: accounts: Permission denied.
test71=>

Perhaps your "any user" is actually a superuser?

regards, tom lane