From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Andrew McMillan <andrew(at)catalyst(dot)net(dot)nz> |
Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: A modest proposal: get rid of GUC's USERLIMIT |
Date: | 2004-11-12 04:05:05 |
Message-ID: | 200411120405.iAC455S15625@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Andrew McMillan wrote:
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> On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 11:45 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Andrew McMillan <andrew(at)catalyst(dot)net(dot)nz> writes:
> > > When tracking down gnarly problems in heavily multi-user applications
> > > enabling higher log levels at selective points has the potential to help
> > > _a lot_ with diagnostic detail, without smothering you in _every_
> > > detail.
> >
> > Sure. As I pointed out in the other thread, if you want to allow an app
> > to do this, you can make available a SECURITY DEFINER function that
> > performs the desired SET on its behalf. By setting execute permissions
> > on the function and/or including restrictions in the function's code,
> > you can make this as tight or as loose a loophole as you like. So it's
> > certainly possible to do what you want in any case. I think the issue
> > at hand is what's appropriate to provide as hard-wired functionality.
>
> That sounds excellent - I hadn't realised that this workaround would be
> possible, and indeed with this in place that will provide even better
> control over the facility.
OK, here is one vote for the ALTER USER/remove USERLIMIT croud, and you
were the person who originally mentioned the problem. You don't think
the function creation is hard. Perhaps that's the way to go then.
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