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diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt index 9300c7f0f8..173f4941ee 100644 --- a/docs/install.txt +++ b/docs/install.txt @@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ installed. * If you're using Oracle, you'll need cx_Oracle_, version 4.3.1 or higher. +If you plan to use Django's ``manage.py syncdb`` command to +automatically create database tables for your models, you'll need to +ensure that Django has permission to create tables in the database +you're using; if you plan to manually create the tables, you can +simply grant Django ``SELECT``, ``INSERT``, ``UPDATE`` and ``DELETE`` +permissions. Django does not issue ``ALTER TABLE`` statements, and so +will not require permission to do so. If you will be using Django's +`testing framework`_ with data fixtures, Django will need permission +to create a temporary test database. + .. _PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/ .. _MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/ .. _Django's ticket system: http://code.djangoproject.com/report/1 @@ -78,6 +88,7 @@ installed. .. _MySQL backend: ../databases/ .. _cx_Oracle: http://www.python.net/crew/atuining/cx_Oracle/ .. _Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/ +.. _testing framework: ../testing/ Remove any old versions of Django ================================= |