On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Matthew Woodcraft <[email protected]> wrote: > The fact that views run with the privileges of the view owner is a bit > hidden in the documentation. > > It isn't mentioned in /3.2 Views/, which makes sense as privileges > haven't been introduced yet. > > It is explained in /37.4 Rules and Privileges/, but I think most people > using views won't have reason to read the docs on rules. > > I can't find any other reference to it. > > How about having a section under /20. Database Roles and Privileges/ on > views and privileges?
I don't see an obvious way to fit it in there, although it doesn't seem like a bad idea. I also wonder if we should mention something in the reference pages for GRANT and REVOKE - at least a cross-reference to the correct section of the documentation. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
