From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | auer(at)kom(dot)id(dot)ethz(dot)ch |
Cc: | jwieck(at)debis(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] ACL's |
Date: | 1998-10-21 21:36:17 |
Message-ID: | 199810212136.RAA23976@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> I think it should stay that way - being able to deny oneself a privilege is a
> good way to make sure that one does what one does consciously. I know the
> root password on many machines, but I still do almost everything through a
> normal account - that way I have to make a conscious decison to become
> dangerous :-) and if I accidentaly try to do something dangerous as an
> ordinary user a) it doesn't happen and b) I'm reminded how dangerous it is.
> I still have the ability to do dangerous things, I just have to take an extra
> step.
What do other DB's do. I assume they give the owner permission.
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