Re: [PATCH] SE-PgSQL/lite rev.2163 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: [PATCH] SE-PgSQL/lite rev.2163
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Msg-id 603c8f070907152020r18829880j46b9f27d034a9e4f@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: [PATCH] SE-PgSQL/lite rev.2163  (KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>)
Responses Re: [PATCH] SE-PgSQL/lite rev.2163  (KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>)
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2009/7/15 KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>:
> Robert Haas wrote:
>> 2009/7/14 KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>:
>>> On the other hand, db_schema class was designed as an analogy to
>>> directoty in filesystems. SELinux defines several permissions on
>>> "dir" object class, such as "add_name", "remove_name" and "search".
>>
>> I think that's a bad analogy and you need to make the permission names
>> match the way PostgreSQL handles schema permissions generally.
>> There's only so many times and ways to says this...
>
> OK...
> I can replace "search" by "usage".
>
> Do you have any alternative ideas for "add_name" and "remove_name"?

Aack!  Come on!  Use whatever names those permissions already have!
If there are no corresponding names, then rip them out!!!

...Robert


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