- Depending on the type of object, the initial default privileges might
- include granting some privileges to PUBLIC.
- The default is no public access for tables, columns, schemas, and
- tablespaces;
- CONNECT> privilege and TEMP> table creation privilege
- for databases;
- EXECUTE> privilege for functions; and
- USAGE> privilege for languages.
- The object owner can of course revoke these privileges. (For maximum
+ PostgreSQL grants default privileges on some types of objects to
+ PUBLIC. No privileges are granted to
+ PUBLIC by default on tables,
+ columns, schemas or tablespaces. For other types, the default privileges
+ granted to PUBLIC are as follows:
+ CONNECT and CREATE TEMP TABLE for
+ databases; EXECUTE privilege for functions; and
+ USAGE privilege for languages.
+ The object owner can, of course, REVOKE
+ both default and expressly granted privileges. (For maximum
security, issue the REVOKE> in the same transaction that
creates the object; then there is no window in which another user
can use the object.)