In fakt, it allows users with hyphens, but you have to use quotes: CREATE USER "foo-bar"; DROP USER "foo-bar";
Regards, Mario Weilguni -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Devrim GUNDUZ Gesendet: Montag, 13. Juni 2005 13:31 An: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Betreff: [HACKERS] Usernames with hyphens -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, AFAIK, PostgreSQL does not allow hyphens in usernames and databases, right? template1=# SELECT version(); version - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PostgreSQL 8.0.3 on i686-redhat-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-42) (1 row) template1=# CREATE DATABASE hyphen-test; ERROR: syntax error at or near "-" at character 22 LINE 1: CREATE DATABASE hyphen-test; ^ This is the same for users; template1=# CREATE USER hyphen-test; ERROR: syntax error at or near "-" at character 18 LINE 1: CREATE USER hyphen-test; ^ However, createuser allows us to create users that include a hyphen: # createuser hyphen-test -U postgres Shall the new user be allowed to create databases? (y/n) n Shall the new user be allowed to create more new users? (y/n) n Password: CREATE USER but it is not allowed in CREATE DATABASE syntax: template1=# CREATE DATABASE hyphen_test with owner hyphen-test; ERROR: syntax error at or near "-" at character 46 LINE 1: CREATE DATABASE hyphen_test with owner hyphen-test; template1=# SELECT * from pg_shadow WHERE usename='hyphen-test'; usename | usesysid | usecreatedb | usesuper | usecatupd | passwd | valuntil | useconfig - -------------+----------+-------------+----------+-----------+--------+----------+----------- hyphen-test | 103 | f | f | f | | | (1 row) Is it a bug in createuser or am I missing a point? Same applies to createdb: # createdb hyphen-test -U postgres Password: CREATE DATABASE Regards, - -- Devrim GUNDUZ devrim~gunduz.org, devrim~PostgreSQL.org, devrim.gunduz~linux.org.tr http://www.tdmsoft.com.tr http://www.gunduz.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCrW5dtl86P3SPfQ4RAuF5AJ4xGGqswtNdzcLGi/lNCo8hD5PsYgCggllm u5GYDj/JODlZ5HA+XYD79DM= =pFsg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])