It just bothers me that of all the databases that should be locked down, it should be template1, and it isn't by default.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Taylor wrote: > On Mon, 2002-08-26 at 23:45, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > Oh, so we don't modify public writeability of template1 because the > > admin may want to disable write in template1 so all future databases > > will have it disabled. I see. > > > > So template1 is writable (yuck) only so databases created from template1 > > are writeable to world by default. Is that accurate? > > I believe thats the crux of the issue -- but those of us who don't want > newly created DBs to be world writable have no issues with that :) > > > Could create a template2 as the default 'copy from' template. Make it > connectible strictly by superusers. Template1 becomes a holding area > for those without a db to connect to and can be locked down. > > > Another is to enable users to connect to the server without requiring a > database. This basically removes the secondary requirement of template1 > to be the holding area for those otherwise without a home. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Rod Taylor wrote: > > > Mostly because a user may explicitly create a database with wanted > > > permissions, only to have this 'special code' remove them. > > > > > > I personally intend to immediately revoke permissions on public in > > > template1, to allow the database owner to grant them as needed. > > > > > > On Mon, 2002-08-26 at 22:27, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > > > > > Sorry, I am confused. Why can we modify temp's permissions on CREATE > > > > DATABASE but not public's permissions? > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Tom Lane wrote: > > > > > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > Have we addressed this? I don't think so. > > > > > > > > > > No, it's not done yet. My inclination is > > > > > > > > > > * Template1 has temp table creation and schema creation disabled > > > > > (disallowed to world) by default. > > > > > > > > > > * CREATE DATABASE sets up new databases with temp table creation allowed > > > > > to world and schema creation allowed to DB owner only (regardless of > > > > > what the template database had). The owner can adjust this default > > > > > afterwards if he doesn't like it. > > > > > > > > > > It would be nice to lock down the public schema in template1 too, but I > > > > > see no good way to do that, because CREATE DATABASE can't readily fiddle > > > > > with protections *inside* the database --- the only games we can play > > > > > are with the protections stored in the pg_database row itself. So > > > > > public's permissions are going to be inherited from the template > > > > > database, and that means template1's public has to be writable. > > > > > > > > > > Objections anyone? > > > > > > > > > > regards, tom lane > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > > > > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > > > > > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 > > > > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > > > > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > > > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > > > > > > > http://archives.postgresql.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > > > > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html > > > > > > > -- > > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 > > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 > > > > > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
