Re: Possibility to disable `ALTER SYSTEM` - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 1:12 PM Isaac Morland <isaac.morland@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 13:05, Greg Sabino Mullane <htamfids@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The purpose of the setting is to prevent <emphasis>accidental</emphasis> modifications via <literal>ALTER
SYSTEM</literal>in environments where 
>> The emphasis on 'accidental' seems a bit heavy here, and odd. Surely, just "to prevent modifications via ALTER
SYSTEMin environments where..." is enough? 
> Not necessarily disagreeing, but it's very important nobody ever mistake this for a security feature. I don't know if
theextra word "accidental" is necessary, but I think that's the motivation. 

I think the emphasis is entirely warranted in this case.

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Robert Haas
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