Re: default namespace (schema) confusion

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Carl Anderson <candrsn(at)mindspring(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: default namespace (schema) confusion
Date: 2002-10-18 02:39:02
Message-ID: 200210180239.g9I2d2F18513@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > I dislike double-testing the username in schema areas but not other
> > places. Seems if we do it, we should do it consistently for all
> > username references, or not at all.
>
> What other places do we have an explicit dependence on the username?

Uh, what about CREATE/ALTER/DROP USER, and pg_hba.conf. Of course,
those are more admin, but isn't the schema also sort of admin too?

I am also concerned about opening cases where a CURRENT_USER test
doesn't match the user's schema.

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