Re: dblink connection security - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From daveg
Subject Re: dblink connection security
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Msg-id 20070709210403.GA30237@sonic.net
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In response to Re: dblink connection security  (Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>)
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On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 06:13:54PM +0100, Gregory Stark wrote:
> I'm not suggesting making dblink super-user only. Only revoking public execute
> bits in the default install script. That doesn't affect users upgrading so I
> don't see a backwards-compatibility issue.
>
> The doc changes are going to say to be very careful who you grant access to
> dblink to which means not granting public execute access if you have multiple
> users. All I'm suggesting is that the default install script should just do
> that rather than do something that the docs will then recommend you undo.

+1

-dg

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David Gould                                      daveg@sonic.net
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