How to hide databases that I am not allowed to access

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When I connect to my Heroku - Postgresql database via pgAdmin3, It lists all the tables (about 2600). Every time I open the pgAdmin3 I have to find my own database.

Is there a way to hide databases that I'm not allowed to access ?

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5 Answers

381
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Had the same issue, as its a shared space on AWS with 1000 other DBs.

pgAdmin 3

  1. Make sure you are disconnected from your server.
  2. Right click your Server -> properties -> Advanced tab.
  3. In 'DB restriction' type in the name of your database(s) enclosed in single quotes and separated by spaces. E.g. 'dback447'

pgAdmin 4

Same as above, but on step 3 do not use quotes, just the plain DB name. E.g dback447

17
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pgAdmin 4 does not contain the 'DB Restriction' which is the only reason I am not using it, forcing me to settle for pgAdmin 3.

There was a ticket opened up to add this functionality in pgAdmin 4 ... https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/1918

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The latest version of pgAdmin 4 (2.0) has the DB restriction property too in the "Advanced" tab of the server connection property, much the same as in pgAdmin 3. No quotes needed.

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I had the same issue with only 10 other DBs and Matt Stevens' answer was only partly helpful ie at first it helped and then I got access to another DB on the same server.

I did all as described and it shoed no DB at all. In 'DB restriction' you type in the name of your databases enclosed in single quotes and separated by commas. E.g. 'db1', 'db2'.

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Don't enclose in single quotes in pgAdmin 4.5, it will not work if you do.