Mark Kirkwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> I would rather see this as a contrib module. There has been *zero* >> consensus that we need this in core, nor any discussion about whether >> it might be a security hole.
> Hmmm, I guess my motivation for thinking it might be useful in core was > that it was similar to 'pg_locks' and 'pg_stats', i.e. exposing some > internals in a convenient queryable manner (useful for problem solving). One reason for making it contrib is that I don't think you've got it entirely right yet, and there will be several iterations before it settles down. In a contrib module that is no problem, in core it's a forced initdb each time. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster