Re: Why an array in pg_group?

Tom Lane wrote:
> > I have trouble implementing a way to easily check whether a user is part
> > of a group.
> 
> Perhaps you could create a table that has no purpose except to be a
> permissions-check target, and set it up to have permissions granted only
> to the group you care about.  Then use has_table_privilege().
> 
> In the long run I'd have no objection to adding an is_group_member()
> function (need a better choice of name, perhaps) to cater to this sort
> of request.  Too late for 7.3 though.

I believe Joe Conway already coded that, but it didn't make it into 7.3.

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