The Grant Wizard tool is a graphical interface that allows you to manage the privileges of one or more database objects in a point-and-click environment. A search box, dropdown lists, and checkboxes facilitate quick selections of database objects, roles and privileges.

The wizard organizes privilege management through a sequence of windows: Object Selection (step 1 of 3) , Privileges Selection (step 2 of 3) and Final (Review Selection) (step 3 of 3) . The Final (Review Selection) window displays the SQL code generated by wizard selections.

To launch the Grant Wizard tool, select a database object in the pgAdmin tree control, then navigate through Tools on the menu bar to click on the Grant Wizard option.

Grant wizard step one page

Use the fields in the Object Selection (step 1 of 3) window to select the object or objects on which you are modifying privileges. Use the Search by object type or name field to locate a database object, or use the scrollbar to scroll through the list of all accessible objects.

  • Each row in the table lists object identifiers; check the checkbox in the left column to include an object as a target of the Grant Wizard. The table displays:

    • The object type in the Object Type field
    • The schema in which the object resides in the Schema field
    • The object name in the Name field.

Click the Next button to continue, or the Cancel button to close the wizard without modifying privileges.

Grant wizard step two page

Use the fields in the Privileges Selection (step 2 of 3) window to grant privileges. If you grant a privilege WITH GRANT OPTION, the Grantee will have the right to grant privileges on the object to others. If WITH GRANT OPTION is subsequently revoked, any role who received access to that object from that Grantee (directly or through a chain of grants) will lose thier privileges on the object.

  • Click the Add icon (+) to assign a set of privileges.
  • Select the name of the role from the drop-down listbox in the Grantee field.
  • Click inside the Privileges field. Check the boxes to the left of one or more privileges to grant the selected privileges to the specified user. If privileges have previously been granted on a database object, unchecking a privilege for a group or user will result in revoking that privilege.
  • If enabled, select the name of the role from the drop-down listbox in the Grantor field. The default grantor is the owner of the database.
  • Click the Add icon (+) to assign a set of privileges to another role; to discard a privilege, click the trash icon to the left of the row and confirm deletion in the Delete Row dialog.

For more information about granting privileges on database objects, see the PostgreSQL core documentation .

Click the Next button to continue, the Back button to select or deselect additional database objects, or the Cancel button to close the wizard without modifying privileges.

Your entries in the Grant Wizard tool generate a SQL command; you can review the command in the Final (Review Selection) (step 3 of 3) window (see an example below).

Example

The following is an example of the sql command generated by user selections in the Grant Wizard tool:

Grant wizard step three page

The commands displayed assign a role named Bob INSERT and UPDATE privileges WITH GRANT OPTION on the sales_meetings and the sales_territories tables.

  • Click the Back button to select or deselect additional database objects, roles and privileges.
  • Click the Cancel button to exit without saving work.
  • Click the Finish button to save selections and exit the wizard.