I'm confused at that... There seem to be ways at time of connection establishment, whether via the psql "-U" option, or the PGconnect "dbuser=foo" option, or during a psql session via "\c - newuser"
In what way do those not represent "assumption of a user's identity"? -- wm(X,Y):-write(X),write('@'),write(Y). wm('cbbrowne','gmail.com'). http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/linuxxian.html "In the long run every program becomes rococo - then rubble." -- Alan Perlis ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match