Re: BUG #17062: Assert failed in RemoveRoleFromObjectPolicy() on DROP OWNED policy applied to duplicate role

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, exclusion(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #17062: Assert failed in RemoveRoleFromObjectPolicy() on DROP OWNED policy applied to duplicate role
Date: 2021-06-18 18:39:22
Message-ID: 202106181839.koswu7e5tn6j@alvherre.pgsql
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On 2021-Jun-18, Tom Lane wrote:

> Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> writes:
> > I haven’t had a chance to delve into this but as far as the question above
> > goes- short answer is yes, there was generally an idea that we don’t want
> > policies just disappearing. Also- we don’t allow a role to be dropped when
> > there are GRANT’d privileges, users have to go REVOKE any privileges that
> > reference the role.
>
> But shouldn't DROP OWNED BY clean those out for you? If you've got
> the right to get rid of the role, ISTM that that should certainly
> include the right to get rid of grants to it.

Yeah, that's the intention of DROP OWNED BY.

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