Re: [17] Special search_path names "!pg_temp" and "!pg_catalog"

On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 12:58:47PM -0700, Jeff Davis wrote:
> Do you, overall, find this feature useful?
>
> Most functions don't need pg_temp, so it feels cleaner to exclude it.
> But pg_temp is ignored for function/op lookup anyway, so functions
> won't be exposed to search_path risks related to pg_temp unless they
> are accessing tables.
>
> If my proposal for the SEARCH clause got more support, I'd be more
> excited about this feature because it could be set implicitly as part
> of a safe search_path. Without the SEARCH clause, the only way to set
> "!pg_temp" is by typing it out, and I'm not sure a lot of people will
> actually do that.

I thought it sounded generally useful, but if we're not going to proceed
with the primary use-case for this feature, then perhaps it's not worth
going through this particular one-way door at this time.

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Nathan Bossart
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