Re: [HACKERS] ACL's - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] ACL's
Date
Msg-id 199810212136.RAA23976@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to RE: [HACKERS] ACL's  (Karl Auer <auer@kom.id.ethz.ch>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] ACL's  (jwieck@debis.com (Jan Wieck))
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> I think it should stay that way - being able to deny oneself a privilege is a
> good way to make sure that one does what one does consciously. I know the
> root password on many machines, but I still do almost everything through a
> normal account - that way I have to make a conscious decison to become
> dangerous :-) and if I accidentaly try to do something dangerous as an
> ordinary user a) it doesn't happen and b) I'm reminded how dangerous it is.
> I still have the ability to do dangerous things, I just have to take an extra
> step.

What do other DB's do.  I assume they give the owner permission.


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