I'm not familiar at all with pg_read_file. Is it wide open so a user can read any file they want? Can you not lock it down like utl_file and directories in Oracle?
Jon > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonah H. Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 3:04 PM > To: Bill Moran > Cc: Joshua D. Drake; Roberts, Jon; pgsql-performance@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [PERFORM] viewing source code > > On Dec 14, 2007 2:03 PM, Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I disagree here. If they're connecting remotely to PG, they have no > > direct access to the disk. > > pg_read_file? > > -- > Jonah H. Harris, Sr. Software Architect | phone: 732.331.1324 > EnterpriseDB Corporation | fax: 732.331.1301 > 499 Thornall Street, 2nd Floor | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Edison, NJ 08837 | http://www.enterprisedb.com/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings