Re: [HACKERS] Removing a user's password

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Removing a user's password
Date: 2003-06-06 15:11:42
Message-ID: 27086.1054912302@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Here is a patch to allow users to remove their passwords.

Uh ... why should a user be able to remove their password (as opposed to
changing it to something else)? I'm having a difficult time visualizing
a use for this. Seems more like a way to create extra work for DBAs,
putting back passwords for people who stupidly removed theirs.

regards, tom lane

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