RFC: create/alter user extension

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: RFC: create/alter user extension
Date: 1999-11-12 15:02:45
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.20.9911121555290.1261-100000@peter-e.yi.org
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Is everyone okay with the following syntax:

CREATE USER username
[ WITH ID digits ]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[ WITH PASSWORD password ]
[ CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB ]
[ CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER ]
[ IN GROUP groupname [, ...] ]
[ VALID UNTIL 'abstime' ]

ALTER USER username
[ WITH ID digits ]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[ WITH PASSWORD password ]
[ CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB ]
[ CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER ]
[ IN GROUP groupname [, ...] ]
[ VALID UNTIL 'abstime' ]

The catch is that ID would have to be a new keyword and we'd have to live
with that for a long time. Other choices include:
* UID
* SYSID
* USESYSID
etc.

What do the standards and pseudo-standards say?

I think I'll take a stab at this and settle the createuser script issue
the proper way.

-Peter

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