See <xref linkend="SQL-CREATEUSER">.
</para>
- <para>
- Normally, the creator becomes the owner of the new database.
- Superusers can create databases owned by other users, by using the
- <literal>OWNER</> clause. They can even create databases owned by
- users with no special privileges. Non-superusers with <literal>CREATEDB</>
- privilege can only create databases owned by themselves.
- </para>
-
<para>
By default, the new database will be created by cloning the standard
system database <literal>template1</>. A different template can be
<term><replaceable class="parameter">user_name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The name of the database user who will own the new database,
+ The role name of the user who will own the new database,
or <literal>DEFAULT</literal> to use the default (namely, the
- user executing the command).
+ user executing the command). To create a database owned by another
+ role, you must be a direct or indirect member of that role,
+ or be a superuser.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">schema_name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The name of a schema to be created. If this is omitted, the user name
+ The name of a schema to be created. If this is omitted, the
+ <replaceable class="parameter">user_name</replaceable>
is used as the schema name. The name cannot
begin with <literal>pg_</literal>, as such names
are reserved for system schemas.
<term><replaceable class="parameter">user_name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The name of the user who will own the schema. If omitted,
- defaults to the user executing the command. Only superusers
- can create schemas owned by users other than themselves.
+ The role name of the user who will own the new schema. If omitted,
+ defaults to the user executing the command. To create a schema
+ owned by another role, you must be a direct or indirect member of
+ that role, or be a superuser.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
all objects within it. <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
allows schemas to contain objects owned by users other than the
schema owner. This can happen only if the schema owner grants the
- <literal>CREATE</> privilege on his schema to someone else.
+ <literal>CREATE</> privilege on his schema to someone else, or a
+ superuser chooses to create objects in it.
</para>
<para>