

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us] 
> Sent: 12 December 2002 16:48
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Problem with function permissions 
> 
> 
> "Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> writes:
> > I would not have expected public to now have execute 
> permission. Any 
> > reason for this, or is it a bug?
> 
> The default permissions for functions grant execute to 
> public; the system is just instantiating that default when 
> you do an explicit grant.
> 
> The original implementation of function permissions didn't 
> grant anything to public, but we concluded that that would 
> break too many applications to be a reasonable default.

OK, thanks.

Regards, Dave.

Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:52:24 -0000
"Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
Re: Problem with function permissions 