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Re: BUG #5147: DBA can not access view


  • From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
  • To: "hx.li" <fly2nn(at)126(dot)com>
  • Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: BUG #5147: DBA can not access view
  • Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:38 -0400
  • Message-id: <7536.1256911178@sss.pgh.pa.us> <text/plain>

"hx.li" <fly2nn(at)126(dot)com> writes:
>> This is not a bug.  The view is owned by user1 and what the view can
>> access is determined by user1's permissions, independently of who is
>> calling it.

> So I think it should not have a permission error when run "select * from 
> view1".

No, that would be a bad idea.  Your proposal essentially means that it's
impossible for a superuser to give up rights when calling a setuid
function or view.  That would be a serious security hazard.

			regards, tom lane



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