Re: [HACKERS] Here it is - view permissions

Jan Wieck <jwieck@debis.com>

From: jwieck@debis.com (Jan Wieck)
To: pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org (PostgreSQL HACKERS)
Date: 1998-02-23T13:27:12Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> 
> On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Mattias Kregert wrote:
> 
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > 
> > > OK, but why would anyone want the old behavior?
> > > 
> > > I guess if you have a table that is not select-able by everyone, and you
> > > create a view on it, the default permits will allow select to others.
> > > You would have to set the permit on that view.  Is there more to that
> > > pg_class flag you want to add?
> > 
> > Why does views default to 'select' permission for 'public'?
> > I think most people will never think of the possibility that others
> > will be able to SELECT their data through views.
> > Should not 'create view' at least print a NOTICE about this?
> 
> 	Considering how much security we are putting around everything
> else, is it unreasonably to have both 'create view'/'create table' default
> to 'revoke all' to public, and 'grant all' to owner?

    include/utils/acl.h line 65

    set ACL_WORLD_DEFAULT to ACL_NO

    Then tables and views default to what you wanted.


Jan

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