From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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To: | R D <mrk279(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: few more securiry questions :-) |
Date: | 2000-05-31 19:34:53 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.21.0005312104010.701-100000@localhost.localdomain |
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R D writes:
> 1.I think it will be good pgSQL to accept the
> "GRANT ALL ON * TO SOMEUSER;" and
> "REVOKE ALL ON * FROM SOMEUSER;" so are there
> any plans in implementing this? Does anybody knows?
I think so too. We'll take it under advisement.
> 2.Why the authentication system is not integrated in
> the system databases of pgSQL,like in MySQL for
> example?
Because there's a bootstrapping problem: You would have to connect to the
database to change the authentication settings, but in order to connect
you have to be authenticated.
> 3.Are there any plans in making security system more
> flexible?
Sure. I'm planning some work on that very soon. Any suggestions you might
want to contribute?
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