Re: [PATCHES] Users/Groups -> Roles - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Users/Groups -> Roles
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Msg-id 19056.1120144157@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Users/Groups -> Roles  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: [PATCHES] Users/Groups -> Roles  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> writes:
> Tom, if you're watching, are you working on this?  I can probably spend
> some time today on it, if that'd be helpful.

I am not; I was hoping you'd deal with SET ROLE.  Is it really much
different from SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION?

> I'm pretty sure others have been asking about per-catalog users and if
> we're going to accept that per-catalog roles makes sense I'd really
> think per-catalog users would too.

We really can't do this.  Especially not 3 days before feature freeze.
        regards, tom lane


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