What am I missing here? postgres=> SELECT current_user; current_user -------------- carlos (1 row) postgres=> CREATE DATABASE carlosdb; ERROR: permission denied to create database postgres=> \du List of roles Role name | Attributes | Member of -----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------- carlos | | {dba} chris | | {web} dba | Superuser, Create role, Create DB, Cannot login, Replication | {} postgres | Superuser, Create role, Create DB, Replication | {} web | Cannot login | {} Shouldn't 'carlos' be a superuser based on him being a member of a role which has createdb and superuser rights granted to it? -- Carlos Mennens -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general