Re: New to postgresql - Do I have to be a "superuser" to be able to create a database?

On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 7:32 PM, gromitracer <george_m_se(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

> Hello all. I am more accustomed in doing things the Oracle way and I am
> trying to get a hold postgres :)
>
> Below are my roles/users and their attributes. Posgresql version: 9.2
>
> Role name | Attributes
> | Member of
>
> ---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------
> devs | Create DB, Cannot login
> | {}
> batman |
> | {devs}
> postgres | Superuser, Create role, Create DB, Replication |
> {}
>
>
> As you can see:
> role: DEVS is configured to be able to create a database.
> user: batman is member of DEVS
>

CreateDB is not inherited. It must be granted directly to the role that
will use it.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/role-membership.html

Cheers,

Jeff