Re: Recognizing superuser in pg_hba.conf - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Recognizing superuser in pg_hba.conf
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Msg-id 9680.1577995481@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Recognizing superuser in pg_hba.conf  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: Recognizing superuser in pg_hba.conf  (Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk>)
Re: Recognizing superuser in pg_hba.conf  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> writes:
> We already have a reserved namespace when it comes to roles,
> specifically "pg_"..  why invent something new like this '&' prefix when
> we could just declare that 'pg_superusers' is a role to which all
> superusers are members?  Or something along those lines?

Meh.  If the things aren't actually roles, I think this'd just
add confusion.  Or were you proposing to implement them as roles?
I'm not sure if that would be practical in every case.

            regards, tom lane



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