Re: dividing privileges for replication role.

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: dividing privileges for replication role.
Date: 2013-01-21 01:57:35
Message-ID: 50FCA08F.8000801@agliodbs.com
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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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Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com

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