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<refentry id="APP-CREATEUSER">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="APP-CREATEUSER-TITLE">
<application>createuser</application>
</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>
<application>createuser</application>
</refname>
<refpurpose>
Create a new <productname>Postgres</productname> user
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<refsynopsisdivinfo>
<date>1999-11-07</date>
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
createuser [ <replaceable class="parameter">options</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable> ]
</synopsis>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-CREATEUSER-1">
<refsect2info>
<date>1999-11-07</date>
</refsect2info>
<title>
Inputs
</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>-h, --host <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the hostname of the machine on which the
<application>postmaster</application>
is running.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-p, --port <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the Internet TCP/IP port or local Unix domain socket file
extension on which the <application>postmaster</application>
is listening for connections.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-e, --echo</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Echo the queries that <application>createdb</application> generates
and sends to the backend.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-q, --quiet</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Do not display a response.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-d, --createdb</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Allows the new user to create databases.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-D, --no-createdb</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Forbids the new user to create databases.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-a, --adduser</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Allows the new user to create other users.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-A, --no-adduser</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Forbids the new user to create other users.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-P, --pwprompt</term>
<listitem>
<para>
If given, <application>createuser</application> will issue a prompt for
the password of the new user. This is not necessary if you do not plan
on using password authentication.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-i, --sysid <replaceable class="parameter">uid</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Allows you to pick a non-default user id for the new user. This is not
necessary, but some people like it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the name of the <productname>Postgres</productname> user to be created.
This name must be unique among all <productname>Postgres</productname> users.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
You will be prompted for a name and other missing information if it is not
specified on the command line.
</para>
<para>
The options <literal>-h</literal>, <literal>-p</literal>, and <literal>-e</literal>,
are passed on literally to <xref linkend="APP-PSQL" endterm="APP-PSQL-title">. The
<application>psql</application> options <literal>-U</literal> and <literal>-W</literal>
are available as well, but their use can be confusing in this context.
</para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-CREATEUSER-2">
<refsect2info>
<date>1999-11-07</date>
</refsect2info>
<title>
Outputs
</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>CREATE USER</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
All is well.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>createuser: creation of user "<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable>" failed</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Something went wrong. The user was not created.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
If there is an error condition, the backend error message will be displayed.
See <xref linkend="SQL-CREATEUSER" endterm="SQL-CREATEUSER-title">
and <xref linkend="APP-PSQL" endterm="APP-PSQL-title"> for possibilities.
</para>
</refsect2>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="R1-APP-CREATEUSER-1">
<refsect1info>
<date>1998-11-07</date>
</refsect1info>
<title>
Description
</title>
<para>
<application>createuser</application> creates a
new <productname>Postgres</productname> user.
Only users with <literal>usesuper</literal> set in
the <literal>pg_shadow</literal> class can create
new <productname>Postgres</productname> users.
</para>
<para>
<application>createuser</application> is a shell script wrapper around the
<acronym>SQL</acronym> command
<xref linkend="SQL-CREATEUSER" endterm="SQL-CREATEUSER-title"> via
the <productname>Postgres</productname> interactive terminal
<xref linkend="APP-PSQL" endterm="APP-PSQL-title">. Thus, there is nothing
special about creating users via this or other methods. This means
that the <application>psql</application> must be found by the script and that
a database server is running at the targeted host. Also, any default
settings and environment variables available to <application>psql</application>
and the <application>libpq</application> front-end library do apply.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="R1-APP-CREATEUSER-2">
<refsect1info>
<date>1999-11-07</date>
</refsect1info>
<title>
Usage
</title>
<para>
To create a user <literal>joe</literal>
on the default database server:
<programlisting>
$ <userinput>createuser joe</userinput>
Is the new user allowed to create databases? (y/n) <userinput>n</userinput>
Shall the new user be allowed to create more new users? (y/n) <userinput>n</userinput>
CREATE USER
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
To create the same user <literal>joe</literal>
using the postmaster on host eden, port 5000, avoiding
the prompts and taking a look at the underlying query:
<programlisting>
$ <userinput>createuser -p 5000 -h eden -D -A -e joe</userinput>
CREATE USER "joe" NOCREATEDB NOCREATEUSER
CREATE USER
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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