Re: [NOVICE] Simple list tables question

Mihai Tanasescu wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've been a mysql user for about 2 years and I decided to try Postgre
> SQL out.
>
> I have the following problem that I'm trying to figure out:
>
> - in mysql as user root I can connect to any databases not owned by
> myself and I can list the tables they contain
> - in postgre I have created another database owned by user "bbstatus"
>    If I login with user bbstatus to database bbstatus then I can do a
> "\dt" and show the tables it contains but if I login with user
> postgres which is a superuser and I try a "\dt" I get no results.
>
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U bbstatus bbstatus
> Welcome to psql 7.4.2, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
>
> Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
>       \h for help with SQL commands
>       \? for help on internal slash commands
>       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
>       \q to quit
>
> bbstatus=> \dt
>                      List of relations
>  Schema  |              Name              | Type  |  Owner
> ----------+--------------------------------+-------+----------
> bbstatus | acct_clientip                  | table | bbstatus
> bbstatus | acct_clients_and_filters       | table | bbstatus
>
>
>
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U postgres bbstatus
> Welcome to psql 7.4.2, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
>
> Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
>       \h for help with SQL commands
>       \? for help on internal slash commands
>       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
>       \q to quit
>
> bbstatus=# \dt
> No relations found.

This is looking for tables in your default schema, which is 'public'. If
you want tables in the bbstatus schema listed you have to tell it so:
bbstatus=# \dt bbstatus.
Note that you need to include the period at the end.

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> Isn't the postgres user the same as the root user from mysql ?
> I mean there must be a user that has enough rights by default to list
> tables in any databases ( I don't like granting myself right for every
> database someone creates)
>
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Ron