Re: dividing privileges for replication role.
Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2013-01-21T01:57:35Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Katsumata-san,
> In this patch, I made below.
> a) adding new privileges for replication:"MASTER REPLICATION" and "CASCADE
> REPLICATION"
> "MASTER REPLICATION": Replication-connection to master server is only
> allowed
> "CASCADE REPLICATION": Replication-connection to cascade server is only
> allowed
> ("REPLICATION" already implemented means replication-connection to both
> servers is allowed)
This seems to me a case of making things more complicated for everyone
in order to satisfy a very narrow use-case. It certainly doesn't seem
to me to do anything about the "accidental cycle" issue. Am I missing
something?
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