Re: [HACKERS] Re: New pg_pwd patch and stuff

>
> > As for the pg_privileges relation and whatnot...is this something we want
> > for v6.3 (can it be done in 2weeks?) or wait until after v6.3 is released?
>
> I don't think (realistically) that such a task could be done in two weeks. No.
> Rather, we should wait until after release 6.3, and then maybe spend some time
> debating on what the pg_privileges table should look like. After the table is
> created (the easy part), then it becomes a hunt to find all the places where
> privileges are checked and change to the code in these spot (not too bad really).
> Finally, we have to develop the code for governing column permissions (this is
> the most difficult part of the project). The query processor must be changed
> to check the permissions of each column in all commands.
>
> This would be a tall order for two weeks. Especially, to be certain that we
> had a consensus among the hacker community that what was being done was being
> done in the best way possible.

I believe doing permissions on VIEWS would be much simpler than
column-level permissions. That way, you create the view with the
columns you need, and give that to the user.

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Bruce Momjian
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