Re: [GENERAL] users in Postgresql

From: postgres(at)taifun(dot)interface-business(dot)de
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>, Carlos Vicente Altamirano <altacar(at)redes(dot)unam(dot)mx>, Charles Tassell <ctassell(at)isn(dot)net>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] users in Postgresql
Date: 1999-11-02 16:34:34
Message-ID: XFMail.991102173434.postgres@taifun.interface-business.de
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> Btw., although direct UPDATEs to pg_shadow will seemingly succeed, you do
> not want to do that. That's a bug.

Peter, would you explain your statement please!

Why somebody is able to UPDATE pg_shadow to create an user if that's a bug?
And _why_ that's a bug?

Gerald

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