Re: Sync Rep Design

From: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>, greg(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com, Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Sync Rep Design
Date: 2011-01-04 22:00:53
Message-ID: m2sjx8l46i.fsf@2ndQuadrant.fr
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Josh Berkus <josh(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> So, again, I don't agree that a separate synchrep permission is useful,
> or warranted.

+1

> However, your arguments *do* make me backpedal on the issue of having a
> list of synch rep roles on the master. I can easily imagine a DBA
> needing to rapidly disable synch rep if replication is failing, without
> taking the time to log in to several separate standbys, one or more of
> which might be improperly configured and inaccessible. I can't think of
> a simpler way to do that than having a synch_rep_roles configuration on
> the master. That would also handle control issues for the senior DBA,
> since you'd need superuser access to the master to modify it.

What about the HBA here?

Regards,
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Dimitri Fontaine
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support

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