Craig Ringer wrote:
>> Good that you mention that! I have wondered what to do with it.
>> When I first connected to PostgreSQL, I created a sample table, but the
>> senior developer from the other office told me that this is the "postgres"
>> database and that I shouldn't create any objects there.
>>
>> What is it good for? Can I delete it?
>
> A key difference between the "postgres" DB and a default table is that
> the "postgres" DB is very convenient with PostgreSQL's default of
> connecting to a DB of the same name as the user.
I did not seriously want to dispute the value of the "postgres" DB,
I just think that making things easier to understand for the newbie
is *not* its greatest merit.
It is mostly for the convenience of the administrator, right?
Yours,
Laurenz Albe