Re: View definition and schema search path bug or expected behaviour?

On 07/25/2012 07:47 PM, Chris Bartlett wrote:
> At 7:37 PM -0700 25/7/12, Adrian Klaver wrote:
>> I am guessing if you do  show search_path; from psql you will see that
>> the public schema is before the bob schema. The SELECT for the
>> unqualified people table in CREATE VIEW bob.people_view will find
>> public.people first in that case.
>
> I don't think that's it:
>
> show search_path
> -> "$user",public
>
> select SESSION_USER
> -> bob
>
>  From the docs:
> "The value for search_path must be a comma-separated list of schema
> names. If one of the list items is the special value $user, then the
> schema having the name returned by SESSION_USER is substituted, if there
> is such a schema. (If not, $user is ignored.)"

I see your point, but see below.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/runtime-config-client.html
"
If one of the list items is the special name $user, then the schema
having the name returned by SESSION_USER is substituted, if there is
such a schema and the user has USAGE permission for it. (If not, $user
is ignored.)"

In this version there is the qualifier that the user must have USAGE
privileges on the schema. Is that the case?

\dn+ should confirm.


>
> Also:
> select * from people
> -> returns records from bob.people
>
>


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