Re: improve more permissions-related error messages

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: improve more permissions-related error messages
Date: 2023-05-12 20:43:08
Message-ID: 1567732.1683924188@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> This is intended as a follow-up to de4d456 [0]. I noticed that c3afe8c
> introduced another "must have privileges" error message that I think should
> be adjusted to use the new style introduced in de4d456. І've attached a
> small patch for this.

+1

> While looking around for other such error messages, I found a few dozen
> "must be superuser" errors that might be improved with the new style. If
> folks feel this is worthwhile, I'll put together a patch.

The new style is better for cases where we've broken out a predefined role
that has the necessary privilege. I'm not sure it's worth troubling
with cases that are still just "must be superuser". It seems like
you'd mostly just be creating work for the translation team.

regards, tom lane

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