Re: pg_dumpall problems

On 1/30/07, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> "Peter Koczan" <pjkoczan(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > So, is there any remedy to my problem (see below) short of granting
> > superuser access? Is this a bug (which I would then report on the
> > appropriate channels)?
>
> It's not a bug.
>
> > As for Tom's suggestion, there's no way to specify the database in
> > pg_dumpall, only the server, and the same bug occurs if I run as the
> user on
> > the same server and cluster with the same major version.
>
> You still haven't responded to my query: did you try it in the same
> database that pg_dumpall is connecting to? My guess is that you have
> munged the permissions on pg_shadow or pg_authid without understanding
> that that will only take effect in the one database you do it in.
> pg_dumpall is connecting to either "postgres" or "template1" depending
> on version; what's the permissions situation in that database?
>
> regards, tom lane
>

I misunderstood your question. I apologize. Granting access on "postgres"
worked like a charm. Thank you.

Peter