On 10-11-2018 13:33, Mark Rotteveel m...@lawinegevaar.nl [firebird-support] wrote: >> I can confirm it works correctly in 2.5.x (can't say anything about 3.x >> though). We're using the same approach (the users of our system are >> actually created as FB users, so granting access to PUBLIC is more >> convenient than having to execute dozens of grants after adding each new >> user; I know it has some downsides, but that's not the point here). > > Firebird 4 will introduce default roles (though technically PUBLIC is a > default role as well) which will allow more control by granting users a > default role. That way they will get the rights of those default roles > without having to explicitly specify a role on connect.
And I just found out that with Firebird 3's authentication mapping, you can define a mapping that will automatically grant and enable a role. Mark -- Mark Rotteveel
