Re: Views, views, views! (long)

From: Andrew - Supernews <andrew+nonews(at)supernews(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Views, views, views! (long)
Date: 2005-05-05 23:55:27
Message-ID: slrnd7lcjf.2ep3.andrew+nonews@trinity.supernews.net
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

On 2005-05-05, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:
> And, as Lance points out, these system views would help as a diagnostic view
> for support engineers. Actually, I'll second that; I've had cause to
> recommend the CVS system views more than a dozen times to pgsql newbies on
> IRC. For example, there is an easy query you can do using the new system
> views (thanks, Andrew!) to check what unindexed foriegn keys you have.

Another popular query that gets asked on IRC is "how do I find out what
permissions have been granted to user X?" Try doing _that_ one in the
system catalogs.

--
Andrew, Supernews
http://www.supernews.com - individual and corporate NNTP services

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Marc G. Fournier 2005-05-06 00:14:59 Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Increased company involvement
Previous Message elein 2005-05-05 23:54:38 Re: Views, views, views! (long)