How to grant privileges to future tables in PostgreSQL?

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This article covers:

• Understanding ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES command
• Granting permissions for the current user
• Using FOR USER clause for specific users
• Schema-level privilege management
• Important considerations for existing vs. future tables

Key Commands:

ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public 
GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO backup;

ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR USER tableuser 
IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO backup;

Important Notes:

• Only affects new tables created after the command
• Requires superuser or owner privileges
• Essential for automated database management

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