Re: how to auto GRANT custom ACL on a new table? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Maciej Sieczka
Subject Re: how to auto GRANT custom ACL on a new table?
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Msg-id 47C48962.3000205@o2.pl
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In response to Re: how to auto GRANT custom ACL on a new table?  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
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Richard Huxton pisze:
> Maciej Sieczka wrote:

>> In PG experts
>> opinion, could/should a PostGIS editing software lock table for
>> writing to prevent concurent editing?

> The application should either:
> 1. Take an advisory lock (see the functions/admin functions chapter) so
> that it can use another table to indicate which parts of the GIS are in
> use.
> 2. Check to see if the data changed while the user was editing but
> before committing (known as "optimistic locking"). Then give the user
> the option to overwrite/rollback.
>
> A last resort would be locking rows or the whole table, since a user
> might click "edit" then go to lunch.
>
> Certainly doing nothing isn't much use if you have multiple users editing.

Thanks Richard!

I've forwarded your remarks to QGIS devs [1].

Maciek


[1]http://www.nabble.com/forum/ViewPost.jtp?post=15699694&framed=y


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