On 11/03/07, Alain Roger <raf.news@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i created the following function :
> -- Function: immense.sp_a_001(username "varchar", pwd "varchar")
> -- DROP FUNCTION immense.sp_a_001(username "varchar", pwd "varchar");
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION immense.sp_a_001(username "varchar", pwd
> "varchar")
> RETURNS int4 AS
> $BODY$
>
> DECLARE
> myrec immense.accounts%ROWTYPE;
> count INTEGER := 0;
> /**************************************/
>
> BEGIN
>
> FOR myrec IN
> SELECT * FROM immense.accounts WHERE account_login=$1 and account_pwd=$2
> LOOP
> count := count + 1;
> END LOOP;
> RETURN count;
>
> END;
>
> $BODY$
> LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
> ALTER FUNCTION immense.sp_a_001(username "varchar", pwd "varchar") OWNER TO
> immensesk;
> GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION immense.sp_a_001(username "varchar", pwd
> "varchar") TO immensesk;
>
> However, postgreSQL add automatically the following line to each procedure
> and i do not know why ?
> GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION immense.sp_a_001(username "varchar", pwd
> "varchar") TO public;
>
> normally, in such case (i mean without granted execution right to public on
> this procedure), only immensesk user should be able to run it... so why such
> thing ?
> it is not secured...
>
> or is there something i missed ?
Where exactly does postgresql add this line? In pgadmin? Well then
it's not postgres, but pgadmin. If you tell postgres that the execute
rights go to X, then it is X that has those rights...
Cheers
Anton
