On 2026-Jun-15, Tom Lane wrote:

> =?utf-8?Q?=C3=81lvaro?= Herrera <[email protected]> writes:
> > My proposal would be that all operators, both system-defined as well as
> > user-defined, live in a single namespace -- not that we forbid them from
> > being created.
> 
> Exactly how does that improve anyone's life?  It will certainly not
> improve query security, rather the reverse.  You could no longer put
> less-trusted stuff into a schema that's not in your search_path.

I am imagining that only database owners would be able to create
operators.  There isn't any case for allowing that for anybody else,
ISTM.  How much need is there for "less-trusted" operators, really?

As long as it's not restricted to superusers, there is flexibility
enough.

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Álvaro Herrera         PostgreSQL Developer  —  https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/


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