Default user privileges

To set the minimum level of privilege for all users, Vertica has the special PUBLIC, which it grants to each user automatically. This role is automatically enabled, but the database administrator or a superuser can also grant higher privileges to users separately using GRANT statements.

Default privileges for MC users

Privileges on Management Console (MC) are managed through roles, which determine a user's access to MC and to MC-managed Vertica databases through the MC interface. MC privileges do not alter or override Vertica privileges or roles. See Users, roles, and privileges for details.