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From: Olleg Samoylov <[email protected]>
To: Richard Huxton <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: BUG #1610: rewrite rule and sequence
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:31:19 +0400
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Richard Huxton wrote:
> Hmm - perhaps the documentation needs expanding. Certainly, if your view 
> references functions you need to make sure permissions are set correctly 
> on those.
> 
> How about changes along the lines of:
> 
> Ch 33.4, para 2
> "... Relations that are used due to rules get checked against the 
> privileges of the rule owner, not the user invoking the rule. This means 
> that a user only needs the required privileges for the objects[1] that 
> he names explicitly in his queries."
> 
> then
> 
> "[1] This includes permissions on tables and views you reference in your 
> view definition. It might also include execute permissions on any 
> functions referenced, and for updates, permissions on any sequences. 
> This includes sequences automatically created by use of the SERIAL type."

<quote> only needs the required privileges for the objects that
he names explicitly in his queries.</quote>

Sequence for serial type don't explicitly mentioned in queries. I expect 
the same behavior for rules as for function with "SECURITY DEFINER" 
parameter.

-- 
Olleg Samoylov


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