Re: [HACKERS] Unhappy thoughts about pg_dump and objects inherited from template1

[Tom Lane]

Jan Wieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>     For now we have oid's 1-16383 hardwired from the  bki  files.
>     Some  16384-xxxxx get allocated by initdb after bootstrap, so
>     we just need to bump the oid counter at the end of initdb (by
>     some  bootstrap  interface  command)  to  lets  say 32768 and
>     reject any attempt to touch an object with a lower oid.

What do you mean by "touch"?  The system catalogs certainly can't
be made read-only in general.

AFAIK we already have sufficient defenses against unwanted hackery on
the system catalogs, and so I don't really see a need for another level
of checking.

                        regards, tom lane