Re: db_user_namespace a "temporary measure"

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: db_user_namespace a "temporary measure"
Date: 2014-03-11 13:32:44
Message-ID: CABUevEwGJ7Lz1XG6uFbjmS06JNmusPpt78JgZ6UtOkmx45n+Tw@mail.gmail.com
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On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've noticed that "db_user_namespace" has had the following note
> attached to it since 2002:
>
> "This feature is intended as a temporary measure until a complete
> solution is found. At that time, this option will be removed."
>
> It will be 12 years this year since this "temporary measure" was
> added. I'm just wondering, is there any "complete solution" that
> anyone had in mind yet? Or should this just be deprecated?
>

I'd say +1 to remove it. That would also make it possible to get id of
"password" authentication...

But we might want to officially deprecate it for 9.4, and then remove it
later?

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Magnus Hagander
Me: http://www.hagander.net/
Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/

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