Re: rolcanlogin vs. the flat password file

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: rolcanlogin vs. the flat password file
Date: 2007-10-17 16:09:25
Message-ID: 471633B5.3090301@postgresql.org
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Stephen Frost wrote:
> * Tom Lane (tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us) 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.
>
> I'm not sure I agree with that. I don't agree that there's really a
> legitimate use for creating a role w/ NOLOGIN and a password either, for
> that matter.

Preparing a new user account prior to an employee starting? In my last
post we would do that regularly - setup all the accounts etc for the new
user, but disable them all until the start date.

/D

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