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authorBruce Momjian1998-08-22 05:19:35 +0000
committerBruce Momjian1998-08-22 05:19:35 +0000
commit212f7bdfe3f5c5a7374a05590b32640e579c65dd (patch)
tree80ca480a12cd2df13f92b0f0d25b314a12050a6d /src/man/createuser.1
parent99a099d436a35230a39e21012af74d714faef762 (diff)
Patch to allow createuser options from the command line.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/man/createuser.1')
-rw-r--r--src/man/createuser.138
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/man/createuser.1 b/src/man/createuser.1
index db4e28f1de6..d0e9de88f9b 100644
--- a/src/man/createuser.1
+++ b/src/man/createuser.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.\" This is -*-nroff-*-
.\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
-.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/createuser.1,v 1.11 1998/07/24 16:44:03 momjian Exp $
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/createuser.1,v 1.12 1998/08/22 05:19:35 momjian Exp $
.TH CREATEUSER UNIX 11/05/95 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
.SH NAME
createuser - create a Postgres user
@@ -10,11 +10,26 @@ createuser - create a Postgres user
.BR -a
system]
[\c
+.BR -d
+]
+[\c
+.BR -D
+]
+[\c
.BR -h
host]
[\c
+.BR -i
+id]
+[\c
.BR -p
port]
+[\c
+.BR -u
+]
+[\c
+.BR -U
+]
[username]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IR Createuser
@@ -57,11 +72,22 @@ to use in connecting to the
.IR postmaster
process. This option no longer has any effect.
.TP
+.BR "-d"
+Allows the user to create databases.
+.TP
+.BR "-D"
+Does not allow the user to create databases.
+.TP
.BR "-h" " host"
Specifies the hostname of the machine on which the
.IR postmaster
is running. Defaults to using local Unix domain sockets.
.TP
+.BR "-i" " id"
+Use
+.IR id
+as the user id.
+.TP
.BR "-p" " port"
Specifies the TCP/IP port or local Unix domain socket file
extension on which the
@@ -69,6 +95,12 @@ extension on which the
is listening for connections. Defaults to 5432, or the value of the
.SM PGPORT
environment variable (if set).
+.TP
+.BR "-u"
+Allows the user to create other users.
+.TP
+.BR "-U"
+Does not allow the user to create other users.
.SH "INTERACTIVE QUESTIONS"
Once invoked with the above options,
.IR createuser
@@ -119,7 +151,3 @@ properly installed Postgres and initialized the site with
.SH NOTE
The command internally runs \fIcreate user\fP from \fIpsql\fP
connected to the \fItemplate1\fP database to perform the operation.
-.SH BUGS
-Postgres user-ids and user names should not have anything to do
-with the constraints of Unix.
-