From: Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: function body actors (was: [PERFORM] viewing source code)
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:07:08 -0800
Message-ID: <20071221140708.289f796f@commandprompt.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071221214746.GG3864@crankycanuck.ca>
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:47:46 -0500
Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 04:19:51PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> > > 2. Protect the content of a field from _some_ users on a
> > > given system,
> >
> > I would argue that (2) is reasonably well served today by setting up
> > separate databases for separate users.
>
> I thought actually this was one of the use-cases we were hearing.
> Different people using the same database (because the same data),
> with rules about the different staff being able to see this or that
> function body. I can easily imagine such a case, for instance, in a
> large organization with different departments and different
> responsibilities. It seems a shame that the only answer we have
> there is, "Give them different databases."
I think there is a fundamental disconnect here. The "Give them
different databases" argument is essentially useless. Consider a
organization that has Sales and HR.
You don't give both a separate database. They need access to "some" of
each others information. Just not all.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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