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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Extending SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION
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Msg-id 9921.1075175784@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Extending SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Extending SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION  ("Ezra Epstein" <eepstein@prajnait.com>)
Re: Extending SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION  (Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar@frodo.hserus.net>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Ezra Epstein wrote:
>> I'd like to extend SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION to support a form which takes a
>> password.

> Uh, a password?  What purpose would that serve?

Indeed.  SET SESSION AUTH is already allowed only to superusers --- a
superuser hardly needs any additional privileges to become whoever he
wants.
        regards, tom lane

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