>>>> Simple question: Is there any reason for event trigger to not support
>>>> CREATE/ALTER ROLE/USER?
>>>
>>> Because it performs a global administrative task, no?
>>
>> So is there any technical difficulty?
>
> I don't recall the exact details but...
>
>> Can you please elaborate?
>
> Roles are global objects, and event triggers cannot operate on such
> ones. See for example 296f3a60 mentioning for example why REVOKE/GRANT
> can only operate on local objects.
Thanks. I will look into it.
Pgpool-II has its own password file which needs to be sync with the
md5 hashed password of PostgreSQL. So I thought it would be nice if
the event trigger could be used for the purpose.
Best regards,
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Tatsuo Ishii
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