Re: BUG #3265: 8.1 -> 8.2 behviour change: View owner must have access to underlying tables

Tom Lane wrote:
> "Russell Smith" <mr-russ@pws.com.au> writes:
>
>> CREATE view v1 as select * from t1;
>> ALTER TABLE v1 OWNER TO "USER";
>>
>
> See thread here:
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-04/msg01138.php
> and patch here:
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2006-09/msg00101.php
>
> This was not back-patched because it seemed like too much of a behavior
> change for stable branches.
>
Thanks,

I forgot the link between RULES and views.

But this also means that a super user is not really a super user
anymore.  Are we comfortable with this redefinition?

Russell
>             regards, tom lane
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