Re: DROP TABLE can be issued by schema owner as well as table owner

Robert Haas wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> > Robert Haas wrote:
> >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> >> > I applied the following documentation patch to clarify this issue, and
> >> > used generic wording "user with the proper permissions".
> >>
> >> That doesn't seem like an improvement; what permissions are proper?
> >
> > No idea, but it hints that other users can do it too. ?I thought too
> > specific was too complex for this case.
>
> I disagree. I think it's the purpose of documentation to be specific.
> The code says:
>
> /* Allow DROP to either table owner or schema owner */
> if (!pg_class_ownercheck(relOid, GetUserId()) &&
> !pg_namespace_ownercheck(classform->relnamespace, GetUserId()))
> aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, ACL_KIND_CLASS,
> rel->relname);
>
> So the command can be executed by the owner of the table, the owner of
> the containing schema, or the superuser.
>
> That seems simple enough.

OK, done.

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