Re: [HACKERS] pg_dump tries to do too much per query

[Tom Lane]

Philip Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It's a real pity about pg_get_userbyid - the output for non-existant users
> is pretty near useless. I presume it's there for convenience of a specific
> piece of code.

No, I imagine it's just that way because it seemed like a good idea at
the time.  Returning NULL for an unknown userid seems at least as
plausible as what it does now.  Comments anyone?

                        regards, tom lane