Re: contrib catalogs - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: contrib catalogs
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Msg-id 843.1216915038@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: contrib catalogs  (Kevin Neufeld <kneufeld@refractions.net>)
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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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