Re: [GENERAL] Extending postgres objects with attributes

2010-07-14 Thread Davor J.
"Craig Ringer" wrote in message news:4c33dc32.7080...@postnewspapers.com.au... > On 06/07/10 17:47, Davor J. wrote: >> Thanks Craig. >> >> I still find it a bit awkward that we have to use "priv check function"-s >> because we can't define triggers on or reference to system tables. I >> think >>

Re: [GENERAL] Extending postgres objects with attributes

2010-07-06 Thread Craig Ringer
On 06/07/10 17:47, Davor J. wrote: > Thanks Craig. > > I still find it a bit awkward that we have to use "priv check function"-s > because we can't define triggers on or reference to system tables. I think > that allowing it would significantly extend Postgres possibilities. Certainly being abl

Re: [GENERAL] Extending postgres objects with attributes

2010-07-06 Thread Davor J.
Thanks Craig. I still find it a bit awkward that we have to use "priv check function"-s because we can't define triggers on or reference to system tables. I think that allowing it would significantly extend Postgres possibilities. >From a quick google it seems that triggers on system tables is

Re: [GENERAL] Extending postgres objects with attributes

2010-07-04 Thread Craig Ringer
On 04/07/10 21:43, Davor J. wrote: > PS using inheritance in this scenario is problematic. Yep. Just one issue is that roles are cluster-wide, whereas tables are visible only inside a single database. I generally use the role mechanism as-is, granting users access to roles that control particul