Re: rolcanlogin vs. the flat password file

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: rolcanlogin vs. the flat password file
Date: 2007-10-17 16:41:00
Message-ID: 20071017164100.GF6268@svr2.hagander.net
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On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 11:27:10AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> > There's legitimate use for creating a role with NOLOGIN and a password.
>
> If we think that, then we shouldn't have a message at all.

At least if we think it's more than a very narrow legitimate use, compared
to the number of ppl making the mistake.

I agree with making it a NOTICE instead of WARNING though.

//Magnus

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