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Re: docs: mention "pg_read_all_stats" in "track_activities" description

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

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From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
To: Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2022-05-20T23:08:37Z
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On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 03:17:29PM +0900, Ian Lawrence Barwick wrote:
> It seems reasonable to mention here that the information is also visible to
> members of "pg_read_all_stats", similar to what is done in the
> pg_stat_statements
> docs [2].
> 
> [2] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgstatstatements.html#PGSTATSTATEMENTS-COLUMNS
> 
> Suggested wording:
> 
>> Note that even when enabled, this information is only visible to superusers,
>> members of the <literal>pg_read_all_stats</literal> role and the user owning
>> the session being reported on, so it should not represent a security risk.
> 
> Patch (for HEAD) with suggested wording attached; the change should
> IMO be applied
> all the way back to v10 (though as-is the patch only applies to HEAD,
> can provide
> others if needed).

LGTM

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Nathan Bossart
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Commits

  1. doc: Reword description of roles able to view track_activities's info

  2. doc: Mention pg_read_all_stats in description of track_activities