pgsql: Add new GUC createrole_self_grant.

From: Robert Haas <rhaas(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Add new GUC createrole_self_grant.
Date: 2023-01-10 17:46:00
Message-ID: E1pFIhD-0030IS-UU@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Add new GUC createrole_self_grant.

Can be set to the empty string, or to either or both of "set" or
"inherit". If set to a non-empty value, a non-superuser who creates
a role (necessarily by relying up the CREATEROLE privilege) will
grant that role back to themselves with the specified options.

This isn't a security feature, because the grant that this feature
triggers can also be performed explicitly. Instead, it's a user experience
feature. A superuser would necessarily inherit the privileges of any
created role and be able to access all such roles via SET ROLE;
with this patch, you can configure createrole_self_grant = 'set, inherit'
to provide a similar experience for a user who has CREATEROLE but not
SUPERUSER.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+TgmobN59ct+Emmz6ig1Nua2Q-_o=r6DSD98KfU53kctq_kQw@mail.gmail.com

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master

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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/e5b8a4c098ad6add39626a14475148872cd687e0

Modified Files
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doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 33 +++++++++
doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml | 1 +
doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml | 1 +
src/backend/commands/user.c | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c | 12 ++++
src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample | 1 +
src/include/commands/user.h | 10 ++-
src/test/regress/expected/create_role.out | 33 +++++++++
src/test/regress/sql/create_role.sql | 37 ++++++++++
9 files changed, 220 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

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