Re: reuse sysids security hole?

From: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Postgresql Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: reuse sysids security hole?
Date: 2003-08-13 16:52:37
Message-ID: 3F3A6CD5.7080206@pse-consulting.de
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:

>
> Regarding second item, I don't think anyone suggested autodropping
> objects, or else I misunderstood. (That would be dangerous, to say the
> least, IMHO).

I agree, but some applications might use tables dedicated to a specific
user. While this is IMHO not a good style to use a RDBMS, people working
like this would appreciate a DROP USER CASCADE.

Regards,
Andreas

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