Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Make all command-line options of postmaster and postgres the

[Tom Lane]

+       {
+               {"allow_system_table_mods", PGC_BACKEND, DEVELOPER_OPTIONS,
+                gettext_noop("Allows modifications of the structure of system 
tables."),
+                NULL,
+                GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE
+               },
+               &allowSystemTableMods,
+               false, NULL, NULL
+       },

Don't we need something to prevent non-superusers from setting this?
IIRC, PGC_BACKEND vars can be set via PGOPTIONS.

                        regards, tom lane

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