Re: Index build temp files - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Simon Riggs
Subject Re: Index build temp files
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Msg-id CA+U5nMJt=unx7OK8dzN_D_tLaT0QPN9aRr-gbr6QpU=F2MGP9w@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Index build temp files  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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On 9 January 2013 20:53, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> wrote:
> * Simon Riggs (simon@2ndQuadrant.com) wrote:
>> I think we need to allow a TEMP permission on tablespaces, so that you
>> aren't allowed to create normal objects but you can create TEMP
>> objects and sort files there.
>
> I agree that this would be valuable.  Would we end up needing to burn
> another bit off the aclmask though?  That's certainly been a concern in
> the past and I don't recall that we ever improved that situation.

There already is a TEMP permission, it just only applies to databases
at present.

>> I think SHOW temp_tablespaces should only show the valid tablespaces,
>> not all of the ones actually listed in the parameter, otherwise you
>> have no clue that the parameter setting is ineffectual for you.
>
> I like this as well.


-- Simon Riggs                   http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services



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