Gregory Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> My objection is that I think we should still revoke access for non-superuser
> by default. The patch makes granting execute reasonable for most users but
> nonetheless it shouldn't be the default.
> Being able to connect to a postgres server shouldn't mean being able to open
> tcp connections *from* that server to arbitrary other host/ports.
You forget that dblink isn't even installed by default. I could see
having some more verbiage in the documentation explaining these possible
security risks, but making it unusable is an overreaction.
regards, tom lane
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