Tom has fixed this bug and backpatched it back to 7.4.X. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alexander M. Pravking wrote: > Docs say: Only the database owner or a superuser can rename a database; > non-superuser owners must also have the CREATEDB privilege. > > Looks like a superuser must have CREATEDB too: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] SELECT usesuper, usecreatedb from pg_user where usename = > 'fduch'; > usesuper | usecreatedb > ----------+------------- > t | f > (1 row) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] CREATE DATABASE test owner stat; > CREATE DATABASE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ALTER DATABASE test RENAME TO work; > ERROR: permission denied to rename database > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ALTER DATABASE test OWNER TO fduch ; > ALTER DATABASE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ALTER DATABASE test RENAME TO work; > ERROR: permission denied to rename database > > At last: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ALTER USER fduch CREATEDB ; > ALTER USER > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ALTER DATABASE test RENAME TO work; > ALTER DATABASE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ALTER DATABASE work OWNER TO stat; > ALTER DATABASE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ALTER DATABASE work RENAME TO test; > ALTER DATABASE > > PostgreSQL 8.0.1 on i386-portbld-freebsd5.3, compiled by GCC cc (GCC) 3.4.2 > [FreeBSD] 20040728 > > > -- > Fduch M. Pravking > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
