Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions
Date: 2016-02-17 22:14:31
Message-ID: 4175.1455747271@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> On 2/17/16 12:15 PM, Joe Conway wrote:
>> Ok, removed the documentation on the function pg_config() and pushed.

> I still have my serious doubts about this, especially not even requiring
> superuser access for this information. Could someone explain why we
> need this?

I thought we'd agreed on requiring superuser access for this function.
I concur that letting just anyone see the config data is inappropriate.

regards, tom lane

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