On Friday 31 March 2006 18:51, chris smith wrote:
> On 4/1/06, postgresql@xxxxxxxxx <postgresql@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm hoping someone can tell me how to go about this, or if a solution is
> > even possible with my current set up. I realize this question may go
> > beyond pure postgres topics and have to do more with how my hosting
> > company has their servers configures, but this group seemed like my best
> > option for help. If anyone has suggestions on what other groups might
> > be helpful to post this question to, I would really appreciate it.
> >
> > I do my database & application work on a shared Linux server provided by
> > my hosting company. It appears they have just one installation of
> > postgres on the server and that all of their customers on that server are
> > able to create databases and users under their account. I'm not quite
> > sure how they have enabled specific user accounts for access to my
> > specific part of the server, but I do know that when I log in I have
> > access to a cpanel interface, email configuration, all of my files on the
> > server, access to create new postgres databases and a link to phpPgAdmin.
>
> Do you get the option to create a new database user? You could create
> a new user and give that user access to your database.
>
Yeah, we're just window dressing atop the postgresql authentication scheme,
which means we allow you to do anything you want that postgresql itself
allows.
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Robert Treat
Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
