Re: sudo-like behavior - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: sudo-like behavior
Date
Msg-id 2529.1145587494@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: sudo-like behavior  (Agent M <agentm@themactionfaction.com>)
Responses Re: sudo-like behavior  (Agent M <agentm@themactionfaction.com>)
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Agent M <agentm@themactionfaction.com> writes:
> I really haven't provided enough details- my fault. What I want to
> accomplish is a general-purpose timer facility for postgresql.

I'm not really sure why you think it'd be a good idea for such a thing
to operate as an unprivileged user that gets around its lack of
privilege by storing copies of everyone else's passwords.  I can think
of several reasonable ways to design the privilege handling for a
cron-like facility, but giving it cleartext copies of everyone's
passwords is not one of them.

            regards, tom lane

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