Joachim Wieland <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > So in effect, if you grant the CREATEROLE privilege, you automatically grant > CREATEDB as well... Not to mention a whole lot of other privileges. CREATEROLE is pretty nearly superuser from a what-can-you-do point of view. It only disables the ability to actively break the database system (eg by directly modifying system catalogs). regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq