Re: Problem with pg_upgrade (8.4 -> 9.0) due to ALTER DATABASE SET ROLE

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Florian Pflug <fgp(at)phlo(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Problem with pg_upgrade (8.4 -> 9.0) due to ALTER DATABASE SET ROLE
Date: 2011-01-06 04:24:50
Message-ID: 4D254412.5050400@dunslane.net
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On 01/05/2011 11:08 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> If they want to deliberately shoot themselves in the foot by hosing the
> login system like that, it's not our job to prevent it. But it's not
> our job to try to work around it, either.
>
>

I think this is especially true in this case, when the problem is easily
and quickly worked around by the end user.

cheers

andrew

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