Re: pg_stat_activity - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: pg_stat_activity
Date
Msg-id 04aa01c344f4$0bc33f80$2800a8c0@mars
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In response to pg_stat_activity  (ohp@pyrenet.fr)
List pgsql-hackers
In 7.4 CVS I believe joe users can see their own queries in
pg_stat_activity.

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ohp@pyrenet.fr>
To: "ivan" <iv@psycho.pl>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers list" <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 4:34 AM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] pg_stat_activity


> Hi ivan,
>
> Sounds like a plan, I'll try it, many thanks!!
>
> Still, shouldn't there be a view like this : select * from db_activity
> wher it returns stat_activity only for current database??
>
> Regaerds
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, ivan wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 21:21:32 +0200 (CEST)
> > From: ivan <iv@psycho.pl>
> > To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
> > Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
> > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] pg_stat_activity
> >
> >
> > You can create function with security definer as super user
> > sth like this
> > create or replace function func () returns setof pg_stat_activity as '
> > select * from pg_stat_activity ; ' language SQL SECURITY DEFINER;
> >
> > and if you want to se only query of session user you need to replace
> > * to columns from view pg_stat_activity , and to column query
> > you need to use CASE , when username == SESSION_USER : cur_query,
> > else null;
> >
> > On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 ohp@pyrenet.fr wrote:
> >
> > > Hi every one,
> > >
> > > Is there a way for joe user (not superuser) to see current query on
HIS
> > > database on pg_stat_activity.
> > >
> > > ISTM that only superuser can see current query for all.
> > >
> > > As fr security, it doesn't seem right that select * from
pg_stat_activity
> > > shows all databases.
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> > >
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