1ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES(7P)ostgreSQL 10.7 DocumentatiAoLnTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES(7)
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6 ALTER_DEFAULT_PRIVILEGES - define default access privileges
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9 ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES
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14 where abbreviated_grant_or_revoke is one of:
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16 GRANT { { SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | TRUNCATE | REFERENCES | TRIGGER }
17 [, ...] | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
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19 TO { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...] [ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
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21 GRANT { { USAGE | SELECT | UPDATE }
22 [, ...] | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
23 ON SEQUENCES
24 TO { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...] [ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
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26 GRANT { EXECUTE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
27 ON FUNCTIONS
28 TO { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...] [ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
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30 GRANT { USAGE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
31 ON TYPES
32 TO { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...] [ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
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34 GRANT { USAGE | CREATE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
35 ON SCHEMAS
36 TO { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...] [ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
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38 REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ]
39 { { SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | TRUNCATE | REFERENCES | TRIGGER }
40 [, ...] | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
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42 FROM { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...]
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45 REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ]
46 { { USAGE | SELECT | UPDATE }
47 [, ...] | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
48 ON SEQUENCES
49 FROM { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...]
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52 REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ]
53 { EXECUTE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
54 ON FUNCTIONS
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58 REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ]
59 { USAGE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
60 ON TYPES
61 FROM { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...]
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64 REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ]
65 { USAGE | CREATE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
66 ON SCHEMAS
67 FROM { [ GROUP ] role_name | PUBLIC } [, ...]
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71 ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES allows you to set the privileges that will be
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73 privileges assigned to already-existing objects.) Currently, only the
74 privileges for schemas, tables (including views and foreign tables),
75 sequences, functions, and types (including domains) can be altered.
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77 You can change default privileges only for objects that will be created
78 by yourself or by roles that you are a member of. The privileges can be
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81 that are specified per-schema are added to whatever the global default
82 privileges are for the particular object type.
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84 As explained under GRANT(7), the default privileges for any object type
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86 grant some privileges to PUBLIC as well. However, this behavior can be
87 changed by altering the global default privileges with ALTER DEFAULT
88 PRIVILEGES.
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92 The name of an existing role of which the current role is a member.
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96 The name of an existing schema. If specified, the default
97 privileges are altered for objects later created in that schema. If
98 IN SCHEMA is omitted, the global default privileges are altered.
99 IN SCHEMA is not allowed when using ON SCHEMAS as schemas can't be
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103 The name of an existing role to grant or revoke privileges for.
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105 abbreviated_grant_or_revoke, act as described under GRANT(7) or
106 REVOKE(7), except that one is setting permissions for a whole class
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110 Use psql(1)'s \ddp command to obtain information about existing
111 assignments of default privileges. The meaning of the privilege values
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114 If you wish to drop a role for which the default privileges have been
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116 privileges or use DROP OWNED BY to get rid of the default privileges
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120 Grant SELECT privilege to everyone for all tables (and views) you
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124 ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA myschema GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO PUBLIC;
125 ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA myschema GRANT INSERT ON TABLES TO webuser;
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130 ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA myschema REVOKE SELECT ON TABLES FROM PUBLIC;
131 ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA myschema REVOKE INSERT ON TABLES FROM webuser;
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134 functions, for all functions subsequently created by role admin:
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136 ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE admin REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTIONS FROM PUBLIC;
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139 There is no ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES statement in the SQL standard.
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146PostgreSQL 10.7 2019 ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES(7)