From: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
---|---|
To: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Why is lc_messages superuser only? |
Date: | 2007-07-23 15:16:15 |
Message-ID: | 46A4C63F.8070604@dunslane.net |
Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
Thread: | |
Lists: | pgsql-hackers |
Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Looking around the lc_messages stuff a bit, I notice it's set to
> superuser-only.
>
> I do use
> ALTER USER joe SET lc_messages='sv_SE'
>
> now and then to change the language for a user. And I see it's also
> possible to use it on a database level by doing
> ALTER DATABASE postgres SET lc_messages='sv_SE'
>
> (user overriding database overriding system default, as expected)
>
> However, it can also be useful for the user to be able to change his own
> session, and this only works if you are superuser.
>
> Is there a reason for this?
>
>
>
Presumably we don't want a user changing what is used on the logs ...
cheers
andrew
From | Date | Subject | |
---|---|---|---|
Next Message | Tom Lane | 2007-07-23 15:20:15 | Re: Why is lc_messages superuser only? |
Previous Message | Tom Lane | 2007-07-23 15:14:50 | Re: syslogging oddity |