Re: create database with template doesn't copy database ACL

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Joseph Nahmias <joe(at)nahmias(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: create database with template doesn't copy database ACL
Date: 2020-06-16 10:10:54
Message-ID: 20200616101054.GC31175@momjian.us
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On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:10:32AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 12:14:55AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > > Well, I thought we copied everything except things tha can be specified
> > > as different in CREATE DATABASE, though I can see why we would not copy
> > > them. Should we document this or issue a notice about not copying
> > > non-default database attributes?
> >
> > We do not need a notice for behavior that (a) has stood for twenty years
> > or so, and (b) is considerably less broken than any alternative would be.
> > If you feel the docs need improvement, have at that.
>
> Well, I realize it has been this way for a long time, and that no one
> else has complained, but there should be a way for people to know what
> is being copied from the template and what is not. Do we have a clear
> description of what is copied and skipped?

We already mentioned that ALTER DATABASE settings are not copied, so the
attached patch adds a mention that GRANT-level permissions are not
copied either.

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