Tomas Vondra <t...@fuzzy.cz> writes: > why the libraries loaded using local_preload_libraries need to be placed > in a different subdirectory than libraries loaded using > shared_preload_libraries?
Security: it lets the DBA constrain which libraries are loadable this way. > I do understand that leaving the users to load whatever libraries they > want is a bad idea, but when the library is loaded from postgresql.conf > it should be safe. We don't have a mechanism that would allow different limitations to be placed on a GUC variable depending on where the value came from. To do what you're proposing would require restricting local_preload_libraries to be superuser-only, which would be a net decrease in functionality. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers