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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "Andrey V. Lepikhov" <a.lepikhov@postgrespro.ru>
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Subject: Re: SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION command doesn't update status of
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"Andrey V. Lepikhov" <a.lepikhov@postgrespro.ru> writes:
> Nikita Degtyarev (n.degtyarev@postgrespro.ru) reported a suspicious 
> behaviour of a SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION command. If you switch user in 
> a session:
> [ pg_stat_activity doesn't change ]

I don't think this is a bug.  pg_stat_activity is reporting the session's
login identity, and that seems fine, though maybe the documentation about
it needs to be clarified.

			regards, tom lane