| From: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | mahendrakar s <mahendrakarforpg(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Bharath Rupireddy <bharath(dot)rupireddyforpostgres(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, arorasam(at)gmail(dot)com, SATYANARAYANA NARLAPURAM <satyanarlapuram(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: A proposal for shared memory based backup infrastructure |
| Date: | 2022-08-05 15:55:33 |
| Message-ID: | CA+TgmoaU6ftky3HBn8bB747HzDXJAWMvHXpecgycgpn94a-UeQ@mail.gmail.com |
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On Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 2:54 AM mahendrakar s
<mahendrakarforpg(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> There might be security concerns if the backup started by one user can be stopped by another user.
> This is because the user who stops the backup will get the backup_label or table space map file contents of other user.
> Isn't this a concern for non-exclusive backup?
This doesn't seem like a real problem. If you can take a backup,
you're already a highly-privileged user.
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Robert Haas
EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
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