Re: For review: Server instrumentation patch - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: For review: Server instrumentation patch
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Msg-id 42E5202F.3040508@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: For review: Server instrumentation patch  (Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de>)
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Andreas Pflug wrote:

> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>>
>> It could be argued that there should be provision for a limitation on 
>> the locations in which COPY can write (and maybe read) files.
>
>
> Please note that the genfile functions are already restricted.
>

Yes, that's what I thought. The argument is about how safe that is, 
especially if you can't turn it off, isn't it?

cheers

andrew




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