On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 4:52 AM, Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > Michael Paquier wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> As of now, file access functions in genfile.c can only be used by >> superusers. This proposal is to relax those functions so as >> replication users can use them as well. Here are the functions aimed >> by this patch: >> - pg_stat_file >> - pg_read_binary_file >> - pg_read_file >> - pg_ls_dir >> The main argument for this change is that pg_rewind makes use of those >> functions, forcing users to use a superuser role when rewinding a >> node. > > Can this piggyback on Stephen Frost's proposed patch for reserved roles et al?
(Adding Stephen in the loop) I thought that this was rather independent on Stephen's default role patch because this is not based on a new role permission type. Stephen, do you think so, or should we merge the effort with your things? -- Michael -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
