Re: [PATCHES] Here it is - view permissions

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: jwieck(at)debis(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org, pgsql-patches(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Here it is - view permissions
Date: 1998-02-21 03:19:08
Message-ID: 199802210319.WAA13707@candle.pha.pa.us
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> For now and as long as only superusers are permitted to
> create rules or views due to the pg_rewrite permissions this
> should be ok. But we should change it soon by adding the
> flag to pg_class as I said earlier and have only the view
> owner and superusers permitted to change this flag.
>
> This flag is useful anyway. We change the world now that ALL
> views are overriding the acl checks. If we have this flag we
> can setup views that behave like before (user cannot see
> anything through the view he cannot see without) and use the
> overriding only in cases we need it (like for the pg_user
> permissions problem). I'll work on it.

This patch is missing changes to the other node handling functions for
rangetableentry. Do you want me to add them?

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Bruce Momjian
maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us

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