Re: postgres function does not handle PUBLIC - expected?

Szymon,
The PUBLIC role is a default, non login role, that is created with every postgres cluster/instance.
To my knowledge PUBLIC is a standard user in any rdbms. So, existence of public is not the issue here.
Sincerely,
Kasia

From: Szymon Guz [mailto:mabewlun(at)gmail(dot)com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 12:11 PM
To: Kasia Tuszynska
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] postgres function does not handle PUBLIC - expected?

2010/8/10 Kasia Tuszynska <ktuszynska(at)esri(dot)com<mailto:ktuszynska(at)esri(dot)com>>
Hello Postgres Gurus,

Is it expected behavior for the has_table_privilege postgres function to not handle the user PUBLIC? Or should I submit a bug?

The has_table_privilege function does not handle PUBLIC – the following queries returns the error:
SELECT has_table_privilege ('PUBLIC','bob.gdb.test1','SELECT') AS SELECT,
has_table_privilege ('PUBLIC','bob.gdb.test1','INSERT') AS INSERT,
has_table_privilege ('PUBLIC','bob.gdb.test1','DELETE') AS DELETE,
has_table_privilege ('PUBLIC','bob.gdb.test1','UPDATE') AS UPDATE;

ERROR: role "PUBLIC" does not exist
SQL state: 42704

SELECT has_table_privilege ('public','bob.gdb.test1','SELECT') AS SELECT,
has_table_privilege ('public','bob.gdb.test1','INSERT') AS INSERT,
has_table_privilege ('public','bob.gdb.test1','DELETE') AS DELETE,
has_table_privilege ('public','bob.gdb.test1','UPDATE') AS UPDATE;

ERROR: role "public" does not exist
SQL state: 42704
Thank you,
Sincerley,
Kasia

Do you have any role that is named PUBLIC? I think that you don't have one. Check e.g. in the table pg_user.

regards
Szymon