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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml | 37 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml | 7 |
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml index 4cbfd69148c..9942cd66f61 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml @@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>--no-createdb</></term> <listitem> <para> - The new user will not be allowed to create databases. + The new user will not be allowed to create databases. This is the + default. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -153,6 +154,20 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term><option>--interactive</></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Prompt for the user name if none is specified on the command line, and + also prompt for whichever of the options + <option>-d</option>/<option>-D</option>, + <option>-r</option>/<option>-R</option>, + <option>-s</option>/<option>-S</option> is not specified on the command + line. (This was the default behavior up to PostgreSQL 9.1.) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><option>-l</></term> <term><option>--login</></term> <listitem> @@ -215,7 +230,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>--no-createrole</></term> <listitem> <para> - The new user will not be allowed to create new roles. + The new user will not be allowed to create new roles. This is the + default. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -235,7 +251,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>--no-superuser</></term> <listitem> <para> - The new user will not be a superuser. + The new user will not be a superuser. This is the default. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -287,11 +303,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </para> <para> - You will be prompted for a name and other missing information if it - is not specified on the command line. - </para> - - <para> <application>createuser</application> also accepts the following command-line arguments for connection parameters: @@ -422,6 +433,14 @@ PostgreSQL documentation server: <screen> <prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>createuser joe</userinput> +</screen> + </para> + + <para> + To create a user <literal>joe</literal> on the default database + server with prompting for some additional attributes: +<screen> +<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>createuser --interactive joe</userinput> <computeroutput>Shall the new role be a superuser? (y/n) </computeroutput><userinput>n</userinput> <computeroutput>Shall the new role be allowed to create databases? (y/n) </computeroutput><userinput>n</userinput> <computeroutput>Shall the new role be allowed to create more new roles? (y/n) </computeroutput><userinput>n</userinput> @@ -430,7 +449,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <para> To create the same user <literal>joe</literal> using the - server on host <literal>eden</>, port 5000, avoiding the prompts and + server on host <literal>eden</>, port 5000, with attributes explicitly specified, taking a look at the underlying command: <screen> <prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>createuser -h eden -p 5000 -S -D -R -e joe</userinput> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml index 724fe40df26..bc6feafe9f2 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml @@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <listitem> <para> Specifies the name of the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user to be removed. - You will be prompted for a name if none is specified on the command line. + You will be prompted for a name if none is specified on the command + line and the <option>-i</option>/<option>--interactive</option> option + is used. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -83,7 +85,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>--interactive</></term> <listitem> <para> - Prompt for confirmation before actually removing the user. + Prompt for confirmation before actually removing the user, and prompt + for the user name if none is specified on the command line. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |