Nevertheless, you should probably consider installing the patch.
Bruce Momjian writes:
> OK, this was a good point. Were did we leave this, folks?
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > first I'm sorry to not fill the form, I'm too lazy, and it's not platform
> > nor version dependent AFAIK.
> >
> > I recently posted a question (on Feb 23rd) to pgsql-sql concerning the
> > fact that update and insert are considered the same thing when you modify
> > permissions with grant and revoke. (Maybe it was the wrong place to post
> > it.)
> >
> > for example a "grant delete" also grants "update" which is completely
> > wrong. More importantly the user is not informed, and this could lead to
> > VERY IMPORTANT SECURITY PROBLEMS, like someone who should only be able to
> > update existing records, have the permission to delete all records...
> >
> > I've read postgresql documentation, especially the grant and revoke
> > manpages, and I've found no mention of this bug, which is IMHO a Big
> > Mistake (tm).
> >
> > attached to this message you'll find a patch for version 6.5.2 wich
> > differentiate delete and update, because before they were considered as
> > "write". The patch only modifies .c .y and .h files, but no documentation.
> >
> > the new acl rights look like: arRdu
> > a for append
> > r for read
> > R for rules
> > d for delete
> > u for update
> >
> > instead of: arwR
> > a for append
> > r for read
> > w for update AND delete
> > R for rules
> >
> > This patch seems to work at least with what I've tested, you'll find a
> > test session at the end of this message.
> >
> > I hope this patch will help and that it will be easy to incorporate it in
> > 7.0, which I haven't the time to do for now.
> >
> > And for the bug report I posted on Feb 23rd on "drop user" which keeps the
> > user's acl in the database, and the deleted user id being reused, I've not
> > done anything, but I consider this a major problem. Please consider it for
> > a next version.
> >
> > Because I'm not an expert, I suggest you remove gram.c before applying the
> > patch, in order for this file to be generated again from gram.y, but maybe
> > this is not necessary.
> >
> > I'd be very pleased if some people could test this more than I can,
> > because I don't use postgresql intensively with special permissions.
> >
> > I'm not sure for some parts of the patch, especially in execMain.c
> > so if a postgresql hacker could examine it, this would be fine.
> >
> > dump of test session:
> > ---------------------
> >
> > ------- CUT -------
> >
> > template1=> create database db;
> > CREATEDB
> > template1=> create user john;
> > CREATE USER
> > template1=> \connect db
> > connecting to new database: db
> > db=> create table t (id INT4, name TEXT);
> > CREATE
> > db=> \z
> > Database = db
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > | Relation | Grant/Revoke Permissions |
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > | t | |
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > db=> grant all on t to john;
> > CHANGE
> > db=> \z
> > Database = db
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > | Relation | Grant/Revoke Permissions |
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > | t | {"=","john=arduR"} |
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > db=> \connect db john
> > connecting to new database: db as user: john
> > db=> insert into t (id, name) values (1, 'xxx');
> > INSERT 18560 1
> > db=> update t set name = 'yyy' where id=1;
> > UPDATE 1
> > db=> select * from t;
> > id|name
> > --+----
> > 1|yyy
> > (1 row)
> >
> > db=> delete from t;
> > DELETE 1
> > db=> select * from t;
> > id|name
> > --+----
> > (0 rows)
> >
> > db=> insert into t (id, name) values (1, 'xxx');
> > INSERT 18561 1
> > db=> \connect db postgres
> > connecting to new database: db as user: postgres
> > db=> revoke update on t from john;
> > CHANGE
> > db=> \z
> > Database = db
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > | Relation | Grant/Revoke Permissions |
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > | t | {"=","john=ardR"} |
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > db=> \connect db john;
> > connecting to new database: db as user: john
> > db=> insert into t (id, name) values (2, 'yyy');
> > INSERT 18592 1
> > db=> update t set name='modified by john' where id=2;
> > ERROR: t: Permission denied.
> > db=> delete from t where id=2;
> > DELETE 1
> > db=> select * from t;
> > id|name
> > --+----
> > 1|xxx
> > (1 row)
> >
> > db=> \connect db postgres
> > connecting to new database: db as user: postgres
> > db=> revoke insert on t from john;
> > CHANGE
> > db=> \connect db john;
> > connecting to new database: db as user: john
> > db=> \z
> > Database = db
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > | Relation | Grant/Revoke Permissions |
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > | t | {"=","john=rdR"} |
> > +----------+--------------------------+
> > db=> insert into t (id, name) values (3, 'I try to insert something');
> > ERROR: t: Permission denied.
> > db=> delete from t;
> > DELETE 1
> > db=> select * from t;
> > id|name
> > --+----
> > (0 rows)
> >
> > db=> \connect db postgres
> > connecting to new database: db as user: postgres
> > db=> insert into t (id, name) values (1, 'xxx');
> > INSERT 18624 1
> > db=> \connect db john;
> > connecting to new database: db as user: john
> > db=> update t set name='john' where id =1;
> > ERROR: t: Permission denied.
> > db=> \connect db postgres
> > connecting to new database: db as user: postgres
> > db=> revoke delete on t from john;
> > CHANGE
> > db=> grant update on t to john;
> > CHANGE
> > db=> \connect db john;
> > connecting to new database: db as user: john
> > db=> delete from t;
> > ERROR: t: Permission denied.
> > db=> update t set name='john' where id=1;
> > UPDATE 1
> > db=> select * from t;
> > id|name
> > --+----
> > 1|john
> > (1 row)
> >
> > ------- CUT -------
> >
> > Thank you for reading.
> >
> > bye,
> >
> > Jerome ALET - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://cortex.unice.fr/~jerome
> > Faculte de Medecine de Nice - http://noe.unice.fr - Tel: 04 93 37 76 30
> > 28 Avenue de Valombrose - 06107 NICE Cedex 2 - FRANCE
> Content-Description: the 6.5.2 patch
>
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c Mon Aug 2 07:56:53 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c Wed Mar 1 16:39:44
>2000
> > @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
> > * pg_database table, there is still additional permissions
> > * checking in dbcommands.c
> > */
> > - if ((mode & ACL_WR) || (mode & ACL_AP))
> > + if (mode & ACL_AP)
> > return ACLCHECK_OK;
> > }
> >
> > @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
> > * pg_shadow.usecatupd is set. (This is to let superusers protect
> > * themselves from themselves.)
> > */
> > - if (((mode & ACL_WR) || (mode & ACL_AP)) &&
> > + if ((mode & ACL_AP) &&
> > !allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemRelationName(relname) &&
> > !((Form_pg_shadow) GETSTRUCT(tuple))->usecatupd)
> > {
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/commands/command.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/commands/command.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/commands/command.c Mon Aug 2 07:56:57 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/commands/command.c Wed Mar 1 16:30:23
>2000
> > @@ -524,7 +524,9 @@
> > if (lockstmt->mode == AccessShareLock)
> > aclresult = pg_aclcheck(lockstmt->relname, GetPgUserName(), ACL_RD);
> > else
> > - aclresult = pg_aclcheck(lockstmt->relname, GetPgUserName(), ACL_WR);
> > + /* do we really need to have all these permissions at the same time ?
>*/
> > + /* shouldn't we test lockstmt->mode first ? */
> > + aclresult = pg_aclcheck(lockstmt->relname, GetPgUserName(), (ACL_AP |
>ACL_DE | ACL_UP));
> >
> > if (aclresult != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > elog(ERROR, "LOCK TABLE: permission denied");
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/commands/copy.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/commands/copy.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/commands/copy.c Sat Jul 3 02:32:39 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/commands/copy.c Wed Mar 1 16:30:35
>2000
> > @@ -242,7 +242,8 @@
> > FILE *fp;
> > Relation rel;
> > extern char *UserName; /* defined in global.c */
> > - const AclMode required_access = from ? ACL_WR : ACL_RD;
> > + /* why should we need other permissions than APPEND ? */
> > + const AclMode required_access = from ? ACL_AP : ACL_RD;
> > int result;
> >
> > rel = heap_openr(relname);
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/commands/sequence.c Mon Aug 2 07:56:59
>1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/commands/sequence.c Wed Mar 1
>16:31:05 2000
> > @@ -314,7 +314,8 @@
> > Form_pg_sequence seq;
> >
> > #ifndef NO_SECURITY
> > - if (pg_aclcheck(seqname, getpgusername(), ACL_WR) != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > + /* why should we need more than UPDATE permission ? */
> > + if (pg_aclcheck(seqname, getpgusername(), ACL_UP) != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > elog(ERROR, "%s.setval: you don't have permissions to set sequence %s",
> > seqname, seqname);
> > #endif
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/commands/user.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/commands/user.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/commands/user.c Mon Aug 2 07:56:59 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/commands/user.c Wed Mar 1 16:31:38
>2000
> > @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
> > * pg_shadow relation.
> > */
> > pg_shadow = GetPgUserName();
> > - if (pg_aclcheck(ShadowRelationName, pg_shadow, ACL_RD | ACL_WR | ACL_AP) !=
>ACLCHECK_OK)
> > + if (pg_aclcheck(ShadowRelationName, pg_shadow, ACL_RD | ACL_AP | ACL_DE |
>ACL_UP) != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > {
> > UserAbortTransactionBlock();
> > elog(ERROR, "defineUser: user \"%s\" does not have SELECT and INSERT
>privilege for \"%s\"",
> > @@ -227,7 +227,8 @@
> > * pg_shadow relation.
> > */
> > pg_shadow = GetPgUserName();
> > - if (pg_aclcheck(ShadowRelationName, pg_shadow, ACL_RD | ACL_WR) != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > + /* why should we need more than UPDATE ? */
> > + if (pg_aclcheck(ShadowRelationName, pg_shadow, ACL_RD | ACL_UP) != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > {
> > UserAbortTransactionBlock();
> > elog(ERROR, "alterUser: user \"%s\" does not have SELECT and UPDATE
>privilege for \"%s\"",
> > @@ -329,11 +330,12 @@
> > BeginTransactionBlock();
> >
> > /*
> > - * Make sure the user attempting to create a user can delete from the
> > + * Make sure the user attempting to delete a user can delete from the
> > * pg_shadow relation.
> > */
> > pg_shadow = GetPgUserName();
> > - if (pg_aclcheck(ShadowRelationName, pg_shadow, ACL_RD | ACL_WR) != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > + /* why should we need more than DELETE ? */
> > + if (pg_aclcheck(ShadowRelationName, pg_shadow, ACL_RD | ACL_DE) != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > {
> > UserAbortTransactionBlock();
> > elog(ERROR, "removeUser: user \"%s\" does not have SELECT and DELETE
>privilege for \"%s\"",
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/executor/execMain.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/executor/execMain.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/executor/execMain.c Thu Jun 17 17:15:49
>1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/executor/execMain.c Wed Mar 1
>18:31:31 2000
> > @@ -464,14 +464,16 @@
> > switch (operation)
> > {
> > case CMD_INSERT:
> > - ok = ((aclcheck_result = CHECK(ACL_AP)) ==
>ACLCHECK_OK) ||
> > - ((aclcheck_result = CHECK(ACL_WR)) ==
>ACLCHECK_OK);
> > + ok = ((aclcheck_result = CHECK(ACL_AP)) ==
>ACLCHECK_OK);
> > opstr = "append";
> > break;
> > case CMD_DELETE:
> > + ok = ((aclcheck_result = CHECK(ACL_DE)) ==
>ACLCHECK_OK);
> > + opstr = "delete";
> > + break;
> > case CMD_UPDATE:
> > - ok = ((aclcheck_result = CHECK(ACL_WR)) ==
>ACLCHECK_OK);
> > - opstr = "write";
> > + ok = ((aclcheck_result = CHECK(ACL_UP)) ==
>ACLCHECK_OK);
> > + opstr = "update";
> > break;
> > default:
> > elog(ERROR, "ExecCheckPerms: bogus operation
>%d",
> > @@ -508,8 +510,9 @@
> > StrNCpy(rname.data,
> > ((Form_pg_class)
>GETSTRUCT(htup))->relname.data,
> > NAMEDATALEN);
> > - ok = ((aclcheck_result = CHECK(ACL_WR)) == ACLCHECK_OK);
> > - opstr = "write";
> > + /* is it the right thing to do ? */
> > + ok = ((aclcheck_result = CHECK((ACL_AP | ACL_DE | ACL_UP))) ==
>ACLCHECK_OK);
> > + opstr = "write"; /* unused ? */
> > if (!ok)
> > elog(ERROR, "%s: %s", rname.data,
>aclcheck_error_strings[aclcheck_result]);
> > }
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/parser/gram.y
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/parser/gram.y
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/parser/gram.y Tue Sep 14 08:07:35 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/parser/gram.y Wed Mar 1 16:33:34
>2000
> > @@ -1694,11 +1694,11 @@
> >
> > privileges: ALL PRIVILEGES
> > {
> > - $$ = aclmakepriv("rwaR",0);
> > + $$ = aclmakepriv("raduR",0);
> > }
> > | ALL
> > {
> > - $$ = aclmakepriv("rwaR",0);
> > + $$ = aclmakepriv("raduR",0);
> > }
> > | operation_commalist
> > {
> > @@ -1726,11 +1726,11 @@
> > }
> > | UPDATE
> > {
> > - $$ = ACL_MODE_WR_CHR;
> > + $$ = ACL_MODE_UP_CHR;
> > }
> > | DELETE
> > {
> > - $$ = ACL_MODE_WR_CHR;
> > + $$ = ACL_MODE_DE_CHR;
> > }
> > | RULE
> > {
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/parser/parse.h
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/parser/parse.h
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/parser/parse.h Thu Sep 16 02:23:39 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/parser/parse.h Wed Mar 1 18:34:46
>2000
> > @@ -29,236 +29,236 @@
> > RuleStmt *rstmt;
> > InsertStmt *astmt;
> > } YYSTYPE;
> > -#define ABSOLUTE 257
> > -#define ACTION 258
> > -#define ADD 259
> > -#define ALL 260
> > -#define ALTER 261
> > -#define AND 262
> > -#define ANY 263
> > -#define AS 264
> > -#define ASC 265
> > -#define BEGIN_TRANS 266
> > -#define BETWEEN 267
> > -#define BOTH 268
> > -#define BY 269
> > -#define CASCADE 270
> > -#define CASE 271
> > -#define CAST 272
> > -#define CHAR 273
> > -#define CHARACTER 274
> > -#define CHECK 275
> > -#define CLOSE 276
> > -#define COALESCE 277
> > -#define COLLATE 278
> > -#define COLUMN 279
> > -#define COMMIT 280
> > -#define CONSTRAINT 281
> > -#define CREATE 282
> > -#define CROSS 283
> > -#define CURRENT 284
> > -#define CURRENT_DATE 285
> > -#define CURRENT_TIME 286
> > -#define CURRENT_TIMESTAMP 287
> > -#define CURRENT_USER 288
> > -#define CURSOR 289
> > -#define DAY_P 290
> > -#define DECIMAL 291
> > -#define DECLARE 292
> > -#define DEFAULT 293
> > -#define DELETE 294
> > -#define DESC 295
> > -#define DISTINCT 296
> > -#define DOUBLE 297
> > -#define DROP 298
> > -#define ELSE 299
> > -#define END_TRANS 300
> > -#define EXCEPT 301
> > -#define EXECUTE 302
> > -#define EXISTS 303
> > -#define EXTRACT 304
> > -#define FALSE_P 305
> > -#define FETCH 306
> > -#define FLOAT 307
> > -#define FOR 308
> > -#define FOREIGN 309
> > -#define FROM 310
> > -#define FULL 311
> > -#define GLOBAL 312
> > -#define GRANT 313
> > -#define GROUP 314
> > -#define HAVING 315
> > -#define HOUR_P 316
> > -#define IN 317
> > -#define INNER_P 318
> > -#define INSENSITIVE 319
> > -#define INSERT 320
> > -#define INTERSECT 321
> > -#define INTERVAL 322
> > -#define INTO 323
> > -#define IS 324
> > -#define ISOLATION 325
> > -#define JOIN 326
> > -#define KEY 327
> > -#define LANGUAGE 328
> > -#define LEADING 329
> > -#define LEFT 330
> > -#define LEVEL 331
> > -#define LIKE 332
> > -#define LOCAL 333
> > -#define MATCH 334
> > -#define MINUTE_P 335
> > -#define MONTH_P 336
> > -#define NAMES 337
> > -#define NATIONAL 338
> > -#define NATURAL 339
> > -#define NCHAR 340
> > -#define NEXT 341
> > -#define NO 342
> > -#define NOT 343
> > -#define NULLIF 344
> > -#define NULL_P 345
> > -#define NUMERIC 346
> > -#define OF 347
> > -#define ON 348
> > -#define ONLY 349
> > -#define OPTION 350
> > -#define OR 351
> > -#define ORDER 352
> > -#define OUTER_P 353
> > -#define PARTIAL 354
> > -#define POSITION 355
> > -#define PRECISION 356
> > -#define PRIMARY 357
> > -#define PRIOR 358
> > -#define PRIVILEGES 359
> > -#define PROCEDURE 360
> > -#define PUBLIC 361
> > -#define READ 362
> > -#define REFERENCES 363
> > -#define RELATIVE 364
> > -#define REVOKE 365
> > -#define RIGHT 366
> > -#define ROLLBACK 367
> > -#define SCROLL 368
> > -#define SECOND_P 369
> > -#define SELECT 370
> > -#define SET 371
> > -#define SUBSTRING 372
> > -#define TABLE 373
> > -#define TEMP 374
> > -#define TEMPORARY 375
> > -#define THEN 376
> > -#define TIME 377
> > -#define TIMESTAMP 378
> > -#define TIMEZONE_HOUR 379
> > -#define TIMEZONE_MINUTE 380
> > -#define TO 381
> > -#define TRAILING 382
> > -#define TRANSACTION 383
> > -#define TRIM 384
> > -#define TRUE_P 385
> > -#define UNION 386
> > -#define UNIQUE 387
> > -#define UPDATE 388
> > -#define USER 389
> > -#define USING 390
> > -#define VALUES 391
> > -#define VARCHAR 392
> > -#define VARYING 393
> > -#define VIEW 394
> > -#define WHEN 395
> > -#define WHERE 396
> > -#define WITH 397
> > -#define WORK 398
> > -#define YEAR_P 399
> > -#define ZONE 400
> > -#define TRIGGER 401
> > -#define COMMITTED 402
> > -#define SERIALIZABLE 403
> > -#define TYPE_P 404
> > -#define ABORT_TRANS 405
> > -#define ACCESS 406
> > -#define AFTER 407
> > -#define AGGREGATE 408
> > -#define ANALYZE 409
> > -#define BACKWARD 410
> > -#define BEFORE 411
> > -#define BINARY 412
> > -#define CACHE 413
> > -#define CLUSTER 414
> > -#define COPY 415
> > -#define CREATEDB 416
> > -#define CREATEUSER 417
> > -#define CYCLE 418
> > -#define DATABASE 419
> > -#define DELIMITERS 420
> > -#define DO 421
> > -#define EACH 422
> > -#define ENCODING 423
> > -#define EXCLUSIVE 424
> > -#define EXPLAIN 425
> > -#define EXTEND 426
> > -#define FORWARD 427
> > -#define FUNCTION 428
> > -#define HANDLER 429
> > -#define INCREMENT 430
> > -#define INDEX 431
> > -#define INHERITS 432
> > -#define INSTEAD 433
> > -#define ISNULL 434
> > -#define LANCOMPILER 435
> > -#define LIMIT 436
> > -#define LISTEN 437
> > -#define LOAD 438
> > -#define LOCATION 439
> > -#define LOCK_P 440
> > -#define MAXVALUE 441
> > -#define MINVALUE 442
> > -#define MODE 443
> > -#define MOVE 444
> > -#define NEW 445
> > -#define NOCREATEDB 446
> > -#define NOCREATEUSER 447
> > -#define NONE 448
> > -#define NOTHING 449
> > -#define NOTIFY 450
> > -#define NOTNULL 451
> > -#define OFFSET 452
> > -#define OIDS 453
> > -#define OPERATOR 454
> > -#define PASSWORD 455
> > -#define PROCEDURAL 456
> > -#define RENAME 457
> > -#define RESET 458
> > -#define RETURNS 459
> > -#define ROW 460
> > -#define RULE 461
> > -#define SEQUENCE 462
> > -#define SERIAL 463
> > -#define SETOF 464
> > -#define SHARE 465
> > -#define SHOW 466
> > -#define START 467
> > -#define STATEMENT 468
> > -#define STDIN 469
> > -#define STDOUT 470
> > -#define TRUSTED 471
> > -#define UNLISTEN 472
> > -#define UNTIL 473
> > -#define VACUUM 474
> > -#define VALID 475
> > -#define VERBOSE 476
> > -#define VERSION 477
> > -#define IDENT 478
> > -#define SCONST 479
> > -#define Op 480
> > -#define ICONST 481
> > -#define PARAM 482
> > -#define FCONST 483
> > -#define OP 484
> > -#define UMINUS 485
> > -#define TYPECAST 486
> > +#define ABSOLUTE 258
> > +#define ACTION 259
> > +#define ADD 260
> > +#define ALL 261
> > +#define ALTER 262
> > +#define AND 263
> > +#define ANY 264
> > +#define AS 265
> > +#define ASC 266
> > +#define BEGIN_TRANS 267
> > +#define BETWEEN 268
> > +#define BOTH 269
> > +#define BY 270
> > +#define CASCADE 271
> > +#define CASE 272
> > +#define CAST 273
> > +#define CHAR 274
> > +#define CHARACTER 275
> > +#define CHECK 276
> > +#define CLOSE 277
> > +#define COALESCE 278
> > +#define COLLATE 279
> > +#define COLUMN 280
> > +#define COMMIT 281
> > +#define CONSTRAINT 282
> > +#define CREATE 283
> > +#define CROSS 284
> > +#define CURRENT 285
> > +#define CURRENT_DATE 286
> > +#define CURRENT_TIME 287
> > +#define CURRENT_TIMESTAMP 288
> > +#define CURRENT_USER 289
> > +#define CURSOR 290
> > +#define DAY_P 291
> > +#define DECIMAL 292
> > +#define DECLARE 293
> > +#define DEFAULT 294
> > +#define DELETE 295
> > +#define DESC 296
> > +#define DISTINCT 297
> > +#define DOUBLE 298
> > +#define DROP 299
> > +#define ELSE 300
> > +#define END_TRANS 301
> > +#define EXCEPT 302
> > +#define EXECUTE 303
> > +#define EXISTS 304
> > +#define EXTRACT 305
> > +#define FALSE_P 306
> > +#define FETCH 307
> > +#define FLOAT 308
> > +#define FOR 309
> > +#define FOREIGN 310
> > +#define FROM 311
> > +#define FULL 312
> > +#define GLOBAL 313
> > +#define GRANT 314
> > +#define GROUP 315
> > +#define HAVING 316
> > +#define HOUR_P 317
> > +#define IN 318
> > +#define INNER_P 319
> > +#define INSENSITIVE 320
> > +#define INSERT 321
> > +#define INTERSECT 322
> > +#define INTERVAL 323
> > +#define INTO 324
> > +#define IS 325
> > +#define ISOLATION 326
> > +#define JOIN 327
> > +#define KEY 328
> > +#define LANGUAGE 329
> > +#define LEADING 330
> > +#define LEFT 331
> > +#define LEVEL 332
> > +#define LIKE 333
> > +#define LOCAL 334
> > +#define MATCH 335
> > +#define MINUTE_P 336
> > +#define MONTH_P 337
> > +#define NAMES 338
> > +#define NATIONAL 339
> > +#define NATURAL 340
> > +#define NCHAR 341
> > +#define NEXT 342
> > +#define NO 343
> > +#define NOT 344
> > +#define NULLIF 345
> > +#define NULL_P 346
> > +#define NUMERIC 347
> > +#define OF 348
> > +#define ON 349
> > +#define ONLY 350
> > +#define OPTION 351
> > +#define OR 352
> > +#define ORDER 353
> > +#define OUTER_P 354
> > +#define PARTIAL 355
> > +#define POSITION 356
> > +#define PRECISION 357
> > +#define PRIMARY 358
> > +#define PRIOR 359
> > +#define PRIVILEGES 360
> > +#define PROCEDURE 361
> > +#define PUBLIC 362
> > +#define READ 363
> > +#define REFERENCES 364
> > +#define RELATIVE 365
> > +#define REVOKE 366
> > +#define RIGHT 367
> > +#define ROLLBACK 368
> > +#define SCROLL 369
> > +#define SECOND_P 370
> > +#define SELECT 371
> > +#define SET 372
> > +#define SUBSTRING 373
> > +#define TABLE 374
> > +#define TEMP 375
> > +#define TEMPORARY 376
> > +#define THEN 377
> > +#define TIME 378
> > +#define TIMESTAMP 379
> > +#define TIMEZONE_HOUR 380
> > +#define TIMEZONE_MINUTE 381
> > +#define TO 382
> > +#define TRAILING 383
> > +#define TRANSACTION 384
> > +#define TRIM 385
> > +#define TRUE_P 386
> > +#define UNION 387
> > +#define UNIQUE 388
> > +#define UPDATE 389
> > +#define USER 390
> > +#define USING 391
> > +#define VALUES 392
> > +#define VARCHAR 393
> > +#define VARYING 394
> > +#define VIEW 395
> > +#define WHEN 396
> > +#define WHERE 397
> > +#define WITH 398
> > +#define WORK 399
> > +#define YEAR_P 400
> > +#define ZONE 401
> > +#define TRIGGER 402
> > +#define COMMITTED 403
> > +#define SERIALIZABLE 404
> > +#define TYPE_P 405
> > +#define ABORT_TRANS 406
> > +#define ACCESS 407
> > +#define AFTER 408
> > +#define AGGREGATE 409
> > +#define ANALYZE 410
> > +#define BACKWARD 411
> > +#define BEFORE 412
> > +#define BINARY 413
> > +#define CACHE 414
> > +#define CLUSTER 415
> > +#define COPY 416
> > +#define CREATEDB 417
> > +#define CREATEUSER 418
> > +#define CYCLE 419
> > +#define DATABASE 420
> > +#define DELIMITERS 421
> > +#define DO 422
> > +#define EACH 423
> > +#define ENCODING 424
> > +#define EXCLUSIVE 425
> > +#define EXPLAIN 426
> > +#define EXTEND 427
> > +#define FORWARD 428
> > +#define FUNCTION 429
> > +#define HANDLER 430
> > +#define INCREMENT 431
> > +#define INDEX 432
> > +#define INHERITS 433
> > +#define INSTEAD 434
> > +#define ISNULL 435
> > +#define LANCOMPILER 436
> > +#define LIMIT 437
> > +#define LISTEN 438
> > +#define LOAD 439
> > +#define LOCATION 440
> > +#define LOCK_P 441
> > +#define MAXVALUE 442
> > +#define MINVALUE 443
> > +#define MODE 444
> > +#define MOVE 445
> > +#define NEW 446
> > +#define NOCREATEDB 447
> > +#define NOCREATEUSER 448
> > +#define NONE 449
> > +#define NOTHING 450
> > +#define NOTIFY 451
> > +#define NOTNULL 452
> > +#define OFFSET 453
> > +#define OIDS 454
> > +#define OPERATOR 455
> > +#define PASSWORD 456
> > +#define PROCEDURAL 457
> > +#define RENAME 458
> > +#define RESET 459
> > +#define RETURNS 460
> > +#define ROW 461
> > +#define RULE 462
> > +#define SEQUENCE 463
> > +#define SERIAL 464
> > +#define SETOF 465
> > +#define SHARE 466
> > +#define SHOW 467
> > +#define START 468
> > +#define STATEMENT 469
> > +#define STDIN 470
> > +#define STDOUT 471
> > +#define TRUSTED 472
> > +#define UNLISTEN 473
> > +#define UNTIL 474
> > +#define VACUUM 475
> > +#define VALID 476
> > +#define VERBOSE 477
> > +#define VERSION 478
> > +#define IDENT 479
> > +#define SCONST 480
> > +#define Op 481
> > +#define ICONST 482
> > +#define PARAM 483
> > +#define FCONST 484
> > +#define OP 485
> > +#define UMINUS 486
> > +#define TYPECAST 487
> >
> >
> > extern YYSTYPE yylval;
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c Fri Jun 18 00:21:40
>1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c Wed Mar 1
>16:33:53 2000
> > @@ -601,7 +601,8 @@
> >
> > if ((aclcheck_result = pg_aclcheck(seqrel, GetPgUserName(),
> > (((funcid == F_NEXTVAL) || (funcid ==
>F_SETVAL)) ?
> > - ACL_WR : ACL_RD)))
> > + /* if nextval and setval are atomic,
>which I don't know, update should be enough */
> > + ACL_UP : ACL_RD)))
> > != ACLCHECK_OK)
> > elog(ERROR, "%s.%s: %s",
> > seqrel, funcname, aclcheck_error_strings[aclcheck_result]);
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/rewrite/locks.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/rewrite/locks.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/rewrite/locks.c Sun Feb 14 00:17:44 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/rewrite/locks.c Wed Mar 1 16:34:20
>2000
> > @@ -228,8 +228,15 @@
> > case CMD_INSERT:
> > reqperm = ACL_AP;
> > break;
> > + case CMD_DELETE:
> > + reqperm = ACL_DE;
> > + break;
> > + case CMD_UPDATE:
> > + reqperm = ACL_UP;
> > + break;
> > default:
> > - reqperm = ACL_WR;
> > + /* is it The Right Thing To Do
>(tm) ? */
> > + reqperm = ACL_AP | ACL_DE |
>ACL_UP;
> > break;
> > }
> > else
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c Sun Jul 11 19:54:30
>1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c Wed Mar 1
>16:35:01 2000
> > @@ -2282,8 +2282,15 @@
> > case CMD_INSERT:
> > reqperm = ACL_AP;
> > break;
> > + case CMD_DELETE:
> > + reqperm = ACL_DE;
> > + break;
> > + case CMD_UPDATE:
> > + reqperm = ACL_UP;
> > + break;
> > default:
> > - reqperm = ACL_WR;
> > + /* is it The Right Thing To Do (tm) ? */
> > + reqperm = ACL_AP | ACL_DE | ACL_UP;
> > break;
> > }
> >
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c Mon Aug 2 07:24:49 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c Wed Mar 1 16:35:53
>2000
> > @@ -154,8 +154,11 @@
> > case ACL_MODE_RD_CHR:
> > aip->ai_mode |= ACL_RD;
> > break;
> > - case ACL_MODE_WR_CHR:
> > - aip->ai_mode |= ACL_WR;
> > + case ACL_MODE_DE_CHR:
> > + aip->ai_mode |= ACL_DE;
> > + break;
> > + case ACL_MODE_UP_CHR:
> > + aip->ai_mode |= ACL_UP;
> > break;
> > case ACL_MODE_RU_CHR:
> > aip->ai_mode |= ACL_RU;
> > @@ -272,7 +275,7 @@
> > if (!aip)
> > aip = &default_aclitem;
> >
> > - p = out = palloc(strlen("group =arwR ") + 1 + NAMEDATALEN);
> > + p = out = palloc(strlen("group =arRdu ") + 1 + NAMEDATALEN);
> > if (!out)
> > elog(ERROR, "aclitemout: palloc failed");
> > *p = '\0';
> > @@ -605,9 +608,8 @@
> > int i;
> > int l;
> >
> > - Assert(strlen(old_privlist) < 5);
> > - priv = palloc(5); /* at most "rwaR" */ ;
> > -
> > + Assert(strlen(old_privlist) < 6);
> > + priv = palloc(6); /* at most "arduR" */ ;
> > if (old_privlist == NULL || old_privlist[0] == '\0')
> > {
> > priv[0] = new_priv;
> > @@ -619,7 +621,7 @@
> >
> > l = strlen(old_privlist);
> >
> > - if (l == 4)
> > + if (l == 5)
> > { /* can't add any more
>privileges */
> > return priv;
> > }
> > diff -urbw postgresql-6.5.2/src/include/utils/acl.h
>postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/include/utils/acl.h
> > --- postgresql-6.5.2/src/include/utils/acl.h Fri Jul 30 19:07:22 1999
> > +++ postgresql-6.5.2-patched/src/include/utils/acl.h Wed Mar 1 16:40:50
>2000
> > @@ -54,9 +54,10 @@
> > #define ACL_NO 0 /* no permissions */
> > #define ACL_AP (1<<0) /* append */
> > #define ACL_RD (1<<1) /* read */
> > -#define ACL_WR (1<<2) /* write (append/delete/replace) */
> > -#define ACL_RU (1<<3) /* place rules */
> > -#define N_ACL_MODES 4
> > +#define ACL_DE (1<<2) /* delete */
> > +#define ACL_UP (1<<3) /* update/replace */
> > +#define ACL_RU (1<<4) /* place rules */
> > +#define N_ACL_MODES 5
> >
> > #define ACL_MODECHG_ADD 1
> > #define ACL_MODECHG_DEL 2
> > @@ -65,7 +66,8 @@
> > /* change this line if you want to set the default acl permission */
> > #define ACL_WORLD_DEFAULT (ACL_NO)
> > /* #define ACL_WORLD_DEFAULT (ACL_RD|ACL_WR|ACL_AP|ACL_RU)
>*/
> > -#define ACL_OWNER_DEFAULT (ACL_RD|ACL_WR|ACL_AP|ACL_RU)
> > +
> > +#define ACL_OWNER_DEFAULT (ACL_AP|ACL_RD|ACL_RU|ACL_DE|ACL_UP)
> >
> > /*
> > * AclItem
> > @@ -118,10 +120,12 @@
> > #define ACL_MODECHG_ADD_CHR '+'
> > #define ACL_MODECHG_DEL_CHR '-'
> > #define ACL_MODECHG_EQL_CHR '='
> > -#define ACL_MODE_STR "arwR" /* list of valid characters */
> > +
> > +#define ACL_MODE_STR "arduR" /* list of valid characters */
> > #define ACL_MODE_AP_CHR 'a'
> > #define ACL_MODE_RD_CHR 'r'
> > -#define ACL_MODE_WR_CHR 'w'
> > +#define ACL_MODE_DE_CHR 'd'
> > +#define ACL_MODE_UP_CHR 'u'
> > #define ACL_MODE_RU_CHR 'R'
> >
> > /* result codes for pg_aclcheck */
> >
>
>
>
--
Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://yi.org/peter-e/
