Re: Usernames with hyphens

In fakt, it allows users with hyphens, but you have to use quotes:
CREATE USER "foo-bar";
DROP USER "foo-bar";

Regards,
Mario Weilguni

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Von: pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] Im Auftrag von Devrim GUNDUZ
Gesendet: Montag, 13. Juni 2005 13:31
An: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Betreff: [HACKERS] Usernames with hyphens

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Hi,

AFAIK, PostgreSQL does not allow hyphens in usernames and databases, right?

template1=# SELECT version();
version
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 8.0.3 on i686-redhat-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC)
3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-42)
(1 row)

template1=# CREATE DATABASE hyphen-test;
ERROR: syntax error at or near "-" at character 22 LINE 1: CREATE DATABASE hyphen-test;
^
This is the same for users;

template1=# CREATE USER hyphen-test;
ERROR: syntax error at or near "-" at character 18 LINE 1: CREATE USER hyphen-test;
^
However, createuser allows us to create users that include a hyphen:

# createuser hyphen-test -U postgres
Shall the new user be allowed to create databases? (y/n) n Shall the new user be allowed to create more new users? (y/n) n
Password:
CREATE USER

but it is not allowed in CREATE DATABASE syntax:

template1=# CREATE DATABASE hyphen_test with owner hyphen-test;
ERROR: syntax error at or near "-" at character 46 LINE 1: CREATE DATABASE hyphen_test with owner hyphen-test;

template1=# SELECT * from pg_shadow WHERE usename='hyphen-test';
usename | usesysid | usecreatedb | usesuper | usecatupd | passwd |
valuntil | useconfig
- -------------+----------+-------------+----------+-----------+--------+----------+-----------
hyphen-test | 103 | f | f | f | |
|
(1 row)

Is it a bug in createuser or am I missing a point? Same applies to
createdb:

# createdb hyphen-test -U postgres
Password:
CREATE DATABASE

Regards,

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