Re: "is_superuser" parameter creates inconsistencies

Bruce Momjian writes:

> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> > > Presumably, the "is_superuser" parameter was intended to make the updating
> > > of psql's prompt more accurate when SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION is used.
> > > However, if the prompt is customized to include the user name (%n), then
> > > the prompt changes to reflect the real superuser status, but does not
> > > change the user name. I guess we need to pass "session_user" as well.
> >
> > Seems reasonable. IIRC the only addition needed to the server code is
> > to set a flag in the variable's GUC entry.
>
> Is this a TODO item or something we want to address for 7.4?

I'd like to address it for 7.4, but it looks a bit more difficult than it
seemed at first, because session_user isn't in GUC at all, so there is no
infrastructure to pass it to the client.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net