Re: pg_user, changing priviliges

Marcin Mazurek wrote:
  >I'm trying to give a createuser privilige by changing pg_users, i'm logged
  >in as a superuser.
  >
  >mtldb=# select count(*) from pg_user  where usename='mtluser';
  > count
  >-------
  >     1
  >(1 row)
  >
  >mtldb=# update pg_user set usesuper=true, usecatupd=true where
  >usename='mtluser';
  >UPDATE 0
  >
  >Why I can't do it?

 pg_user is a view; you should be updating pg_shadow

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