On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Mike Edwards wrote:
> I am using PostgreSQL with PHP/Apache. PHP connects to Postgres as
> Linux user "nobody" (the user running the Apache daemon) unless a
> username and password is explicitly supplied. But I would like to let
> user "nobody" connect to a database not owned by "nobody".
Connection to databases is not governed by the ownership of the database
but rather by the file pg_hba.conf in your data directory. The file is
sufficiently self-explanatory so I suggest you take a look. (You'll see
what I mean with that.)
> can I restrict access with read-write vs. read-only privledges?
Read and write privileges are done on a per table basis via grant and
revoke. See manual entries.
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