From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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To: | Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Should we remove db_user_namespace? |
Date: | 2023-06-30 21:29:04 |
Message-ID: | ZJ9JILgzHoHDKX6d@momjian.us |
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On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 01:05:09PM -0700, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> I think this is the second decennial thread [0] for removing this GUC.
> This topic came up at PGCon, so I thought I'd start the discussion on the
> lists.
>
> I'm personally not aware of anyone using this parameter. A couple of my
> colleagues claimed to have used it in the aughts, but they also noted that
> users were confused by the current implementation, and they seemed
> generally in favor of removing it. AFAICT the strongest reason for keeping
> it is that there is presently no viable replacement. Does this opinion
> still stand? If so, perhaps we can look into adding a viable replacement
> for v17.
I am the original author, and it was a hack designed to support
per-database user names. I am fine with its removal.
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> https://momjian.us
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