Ubuntu Unleashed 2013 Edition: Covering 12.10 and 13.04, Eighth Edition

Creating Database Users in PostgreSQL

To create a database user, you use su to become the user postgres from the Linux root account. You can then use the PostgreSQL createuser command to quickly create a user who is allowed to access databases or create new database users, as follows:

matthew@seymour:~$ createuser heatherShall the new user be allowed to create databases? (y/n) yShall the new user be allowed to create more new users? (y/n) yCREATE USER

In this example, the new user named phudson is created and allowed to create new databases and database users. (Carefully consider who is allowed to create new databases or additional users.)

You can also use the PostgreSQL command-line client to create a new user by typing psql along with name ...