Re: Permission Read Only User

On 3/15/19 6:44 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> On 3/15/19 4:37 PM, Sathish Kumar wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have created a read only user to perform select statements on our 
>> database but whenever we create new tables on the database this user is 
>> unable to view it unless I grant select again for this table. Is there a 
>> way I can make select as default permission for this user so that in 
>> future if I create any new tables, it will be still accessible.
>
> Maybe this?:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/sql-alterdefaultprivileges.html

That's just what we used.

Create a role READONLY who is granted CONNECT and alter the default 
permissions on all your schemas to grant SELECT to that role.

Then create "user" roles which inherit from READONLY.

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