Re: function body actors (was: [PERFORM] viewing source code)

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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:47:46 -0500
Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 04:19:51PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> > > 2. Protect the content of a field from _some_ users on a
> > > given system,
> >
> > I would argue that (2) is reasonably well served today by setting up
> > separate databases for separate users.
>
> I thought actually this was one of the use-cases we were hearing.
> Different people using the same database (because the same data),
> with rules about the different staff being able to see this or that
> function body. I can easily imagine such a case, for instance, in a
> large organization with different departments and different
> responsibilities. It seems a shame that the only answer we have
> there is, "Give them different databases."

I think there is a fundamental disconnect here. The "Give them
different databases" argument is essentially useless. Consider a
organization that has Sales and HR.

You don't give both a separate database. They need access to "some" of
each others information. Just not all.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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