Re: Delete rule does not prevent truncate

From: Karsten Hilbert <Karsten(dot)Hilbert(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Delete rule does not prevent truncate
Date: 2015-07-23 22:15:33
Message-ID: 20150723221533.GA2938@hermes.hilbert.loc
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On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 12:28:32PM -0600, Rob Sargent wrote:

> I'm suggesting OP might find changing truncate statements to deletes
> (without a where clause) a simpler solution. Something has to change.

Well, OP isn't looking for a solution to "delete all rows"
but rather to _prevent_ deletion.

Tim can't go forth and tell Blackhats to "please use DELETE
rather than TRUNCATE", right ?

AFAICT it'd be more useful to advise OP to revoke TRUNCATE
rights on tables.

Karsten
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