I'm trying to do this:
SELECT set_origin FROM sl_set

which works fine _IF_ I have superuser privs, but I need normal users
to be able to query the database to see if they're talking to a master
or a slave system (I know there are other ways to do this, such as
BEGIN; DELETE FROM replicated_table; ROLLBACK, but those methods
generate tons of errors that flood our error management systems, and
then require all sorts of other complexity to manage)

Before I issue a GRANT to allow select rights on that table to anyone
who tries, my questions are:
* Is there any inherent danger in allowing SELECT on that table to
  normal users?
* Is there a better way (I looked for a store procedure, such as
  getlocalnodeid(), but if it exists, I'm not seeing it in the docs)

-- 
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.
http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/

wmoran at collaborativefusion.com
Phone: 412-422-3463x4023

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