Re: [HACKERS] something smells bad

From: Alex Pilosov <alex(at)pilosoft(dot)com>
To: Martín Marqués <martin(at)bugs(dot)unl(dot)edu(dot)ar>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] something smells bad
Date: 2001-06-06 23:27:50
Message-ID: Pine.BSO.4.10.10106061912480.9744-100000@spider.pilosoft.com
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, [iso-8859-1] Martn Marqus wrote:

> OK, now I'm more then astonished!
> Why was I able to insert as martin then?
> Isn't it true (as the docs say) that when I execute a query over a view with
> rules, the rules (querys in the DO of the RULE) are executed with permssions
> of the owner of the rule (or the view? Any way, martin is owner of both) and
> not of the user that executed the query?

No. With both views and rules, the actions are executed as the user who
executed the query. I don't know if there are plans to allow the 'execute
as owner' for rules, right now this option only exists for the triggers.

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