On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:38:30PM +0100, Andre Lopes wrote: > I need to design a Database that will handle 3 degrees of users: > > Administrators - They can see all the information in the database. > Managers - They only can see the information of his dependants. > Dependants - Theirs action must be aprovet by the managers. > > Wich the best way to implement this in PostGreSQL? There is some database > examples doing this? Some OpenSource Project? Depends on how much this separation should be done inside the database, and how much outside the database. Within PG, the things that will help you are roles[1], views[2], and functions[3] with "security definer" set. -- Sam http://samason.me.uk/ [1] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/user-manag.html [2] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createview.html [3] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createfunction.html -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
