Re: RFC: roles

Dave Page wrote:

> [CC'd to Niko as he probably want's to know about this as well]
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:pgadmin@pse-consulting.de]
>>Sent: 01 August 2005 15:15
>>To: Dave Page
>>Cc: pgadmin-hackers
>>Subject: Re: [pgadmin-hackers] RFC: roles
>>
>>I'm thinking different here, because you're using roles and users in
>>different situations.
>>When editing roles, you're planning the access scheme layout without
>>necessarily having certain persons in mind. After the app is
>>installed,
>>you won't touch roles any more.
>>In contrast, adding users and assigning them existing roles is a
>>day-by-day business. That's why I'd like them separated.
>>
>>
>
>Hmmm... What about:
>
>Roles
>  - Login
>    - dave
>    - andreas
>    - niko
>  - Organisational (perhaps something shorter?)
>    - support
>    - finance
>    - admin
>
>

This sounds like an undesirable stacking of trivial collections.
Login Roles
  - dave
  - andreas
  - niko
Organisational Roles
  - upport
  - nance
  - in

would solve that. Or maybe shorter: Users and Roles :-)

Regards,
Andreas