Hi, I wonder if the following behavior is intentional or not: template1=# create role r1 nocreatedb createrole; CREATE ROLE template1=# set role r1; SET template1=> create role r2 createdb; CREATE ROLE template1=> set role r2; SET template1=> create database d1; CREATE DATABASE So in effect, if you grant the CREATEROLE privilege, you automatically grant CREATEDB as well... I haven't found a clear statement about that in the documentation, but if it is intentional, the description of the CREATEROLE privilege should contain a note about that. One (or I at least) would have suspected that a role can only create other roles with privileges it has been granted itself.. Joachim ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings