Creating a PostGIS template
The following is adapted from Rob Braswell’s instructions. This allows non-superusers to create spatial databases using a template.
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Connect to the template database
$ psql template1
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Execute the following commands:
template1=# create database template_postgis with template = template1;
template1=# UPDATE pg_database SET datistemplate = TRUE where datname = 'template_postgis';
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Connect to the new template_postgis database:
template1=# \c template_postgis
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Add PostGIS extensions and grant access to everyone to spatial tables:
template_postgis=# CREATE LANGUAGE plpgsql;
template_postgis=# \i /opt/local/share/postgis/lwpostgis.sql;
template_postgis=# \i /opt/local/share/postgis/spatial_ref_sys.sql;
template_postgis=# GRANT ALL ON geometry_columns TO PUBLIC;
template_postgis=# GRANT ALL ON spatial_ref_sys TO PUBLIC;
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Prevent further modifications to the template_postgis database:
template_postgis=# VACUUM FREEZE;
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Quit out of psql (^D or \q)
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Create a test database using the new template_postgis template…
$ createdb test_gis_db -T template_postgis
…and drop it again.
$ dropdb test_gis_db
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