Re: [HACKERS] Here it is - view permissions

On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Jan Wieck wrote:

> >
> > On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Mattias Kregert wrote:
> >
> > > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > >
> > > > OK, but why would anyone want the old behavior?
> > > >
> > > > I guess if you have a table that is not select-able by everyone, and you
> > > > create a view on it, the default permits will allow select to others.
> > > > You would have to set the permit on that view.  Is there more to that
> > > > pg_class flag you want to add?
> > >
> > > Why does views default to 'select' permission for 'public'?
> > > I think most people will never think of the possibility that others
> > > will be able to SELECT their data through views.
> > > Should not 'create view' at least print a NOTICE about this?
> >
> >     Considering how much security we are putting around everything
> > else, is it unreasonably to have both 'create view'/'create table' default
> > to 'revoke all' to public, and 'grant all' to owner?
>
>     include/utils/acl.h line 65
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>     set ACL_WORLD_DEFAULT to ACL_NO
>
>     Then tables and views default to what you wanted.

    Have you actually tried this? :)  Does it break anything?