Re: contrib catalogs - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Kevin Neufeld
Subject Re: contrib catalogs
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Msg-id 4888A83B.7090706@refractions.net
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In response to Re: contrib catalogs  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Thanx for tip, Tom.  I'll definitely give that a try in my spare time.
Cheers,
Kevin

Tom Lane wrote:
> Kevin Neufeld <kneufeld@refractions.net> writes:
>>> Tom Lane wrote:
>>>> A superuser can create whatever he wants in pg_catalog.  Whether this
>>>> is a good idea or will behave smoothly is a topic that has not been
>>>> thought about, to my knowledge.
>
>> Sorry, Tom. I think you are mistaken.  In my 8.3 instance, system
>> catalog modifications are not allowed.
>
> Hm, I had forgotten that the allow_system_table_mods filter extends to
> anything at all in pg_catalog.  But you could easily enable that setting
> in a test database and then see what happens.
>
>             regards, tom lane

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