Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions
Date: 2016-01-16 15:27:32
Message-ID: 8CB95816-5182-44F4-B156-3A9AA6DA0588@gmail.com
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On Jan 16, 2016, at 9:08 AM, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Just forgot to mention that those new functions should be superuser-only.

I think nobody should ever say this without explaining why. Superuser restrictions are necessary in some cases, but the fewer of them we have, the better.

...Robert

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