From e879c3ad114c3f261c3869e517a1ee868a2f5cb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Davis <jeff@j-davis.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:28:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH v4 7/8] Revert "Validate subscription conninfo on owner
 change"

This reverts commit 1c9c35890421e96a91129b51f2c6446a6d95af95.

Raising errors during OWNER TO can cause problems during restore. An
upcoming commit will avoid other errors that can happen in this path.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/e103ae8daf74485e0c0ebde297fae735d38f54d1.camel@j-davis.com
Backpatch-through: 19
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml   |  7 -------
 src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c    | 14 ++------------
 src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out | 17 -----------------
 src/test/regress/regress.c                 |  9 ---------
 src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql      | 15 ---------------
 5 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
index 0f81af5608b..6fc3e07a2d5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <
    to alter the owner, you must be able to <literal>SET ROLE</literal> to the
    new owning role. If the subscription has
    <literal>password_required=false</literal>, only superusers can modify it.
-   If the subscription uses a foreign server, the new owner must have
-   <literal>USAGE</literal> privilege on the foreign server, a user mapping
-   for the new owner or for <literal>PUBLIC</literal> must exist, and the
-   connection string generated for the new owner must be valid.  If the new
-   owner is not a superuser and the subscription has
-   <literal>password_required=true</literal>, the generated connection string
-   must include a password.
   </para>
 
   <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
index da9963e22ad..9c9c0de04eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
@@ -3007,12 +3007,11 @@ AlterSubscriptionOwner_internal(Relation rel, HeapTuple tup, Oid newOwnerId)
 
 	/*
 	 * If the subscription uses a server, check that the new owner has USAGE
-	 * privileges on the server, that a user mapping exists, and that the
-	 * resulting connection string is valid for the new owner.
+	 * privileges on the server and that a user mapping exists. Note: does not
+	 * re-check the resulting connection string.
 	 */
 	if (OidIsValid(form->subserver))
 	{
-		char	   *conninfo;
 		ForeignServer *server = GetForeignServer(form->subserver);
 
 		aclresult = object_aclcheck(ForeignServerRelationId, server->serverid, newOwnerId, ACL_USAGE);
@@ -3025,15 +3024,6 @@ AlterSubscriptionOwner_internal(Relation rel, HeapTuple tup, Oid newOwnerId)
 
 		/* make sure a user mapping exists */
 		GetUserMapping(newOwnerId, server->serverid);
-
-		conninfo = ForeignServerConnectionString(newOwnerId, server);
-
-		/* Load the library providing us libpq calls. */
-		load_file("libpqwalreceiver", false);
-		/* Check the connection info string. */
-		walrcv_check_conninfo(conninfo,
-							  form->subpasswordrequired &&
-							  !superuser_arg(newOwnerId));
 	}
 
 	form->subowner = newOwnerId;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
index 715c84afaa9..5fcd6891e4c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ CREATE FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal)
     RETURNS text
     AS :'regresslib', 'test_fdw_connection'
     LANGUAGE C;
-CREATE FUNCTION test_fdw_connection_no_password(oid, oid, internal)
-    RETURNS text
-    AS :'regresslib', 'test_fdw_connection_no_password'
-    LANGUAGE C;
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user LOGIN SUPERUSER;
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user2;
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user3 IN ROLE pg_create_subscription;
@@ -191,18 +187,6 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub6 SERVER test_server
 WARNING:  subscription was created, but is not connected
 HINT:  To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication slot, enable the subscription, and alter the subscription to refresh publications.
 RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
-GRANT USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER test_server TO regress_subscription_user2;
-CREATE USER MAPPING FOR regress_subscription_user2 SERVER test_server OPTIONS(user 'foo');
-ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw CONNECTION test_fdw_connection_no_password;
-WARNING:  changing the foreign-data wrapper connection function can cause the options for dependent objects to become invalid
--- fail, new owner's generated conninfo must satisfy password_required
-ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub6 OWNER TO regress_subscription_user2;
-ERROR:  password is required
-DETAIL:  Non-superusers must provide a password in the connection string.
-ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw CONNECTION test_fdw_connection;
-WARNING:  changing the foreign-data wrapper connection function can cause the options for dependent objects to become invalid
-DROP USER MAPPING FOR regress_subscription_user2 SERVER test_server;
-REVOKE USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER test_server FROM regress_subscription_user2;
 -- fail, subscription depends on the server and cannot be dropped by CASCADE
 DROP SERVER test_server CASCADE;
 ERROR:  cannot drop server test_server because subscription regress_testsub6 depends on it
@@ -258,7 +242,6 @@ HINT:  Use DROP ... CASCADE to drop the dependent objects too.
 ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw NO CONNECTION;
 WARNING:  removing the foreign-data wrapper connection function will cause dependent subscriptions to fail
 DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal);
-DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection_no_password(oid, oid, internal);
 DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw;
 -- fail - invalid connection string during ALTER
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'foobar';
diff --git a/src/test/regress/regress.c b/src/test/regress/regress.c
index 14d301b3499..9801cdd1d8c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/regress.c
+++ b/src/test/regress/regress.c
@@ -742,15 +742,6 @@ test_fdw_connection(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(cstring_to_text("dbname=regress_doesnotexist user=doesnotexist password=secret"));
 }
 
-PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(test_fdw_connection_no_password);
-Datum
-test_fdw_connection_no_password(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
-{
-	/* Ensure the test fails if no valid user mapping exists. */
-	GetUserMapping(PG_GETARG_OID(0), PG_GETARG_OID(1));
-	PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(cstring_to_text("dbname=regress_doesnotexist user=doesnotexist"));
-}
-
 PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(is_catalog_text_unique_index_oid);
 Datum
 is_catalog_text_unique_index_oid(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
index 5ee13df6653..58082f1c268 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ CREATE FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal)
     RETURNS text
     AS :'regresslib', 'test_fdw_connection'
     LANGUAGE C;
-CREATE FUNCTION test_fdw_connection_no_password(oid, oid, internal)
-    RETURNS text
-    AS :'regresslib', 'test_fdw_connection_no_password'
-    LANGUAGE C;
 
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user LOGIN SUPERUSER;
 CREATE ROLE regress_subscription_user2;
@@ -137,16 +133,6 @@ CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub6 SERVER test_server
   PUBLICATION testpub WITH (slot_name = 'dummy', connect = false);
 
 RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
-GRANT USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER test_server TO regress_subscription_user2;
-CREATE USER MAPPING FOR regress_subscription_user2 SERVER test_server OPTIONS(user 'foo');
-ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw CONNECTION test_fdw_connection_no_password;
-
--- fail, new owner's generated conninfo must satisfy password_required
-ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub6 OWNER TO regress_subscription_user2;
-
-ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw CONNECTION test_fdw_connection;
-DROP USER MAPPING FOR regress_subscription_user2 SERVER test_server;
-REVOKE USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER test_server FROM regress_subscription_user2;
 -- fail, subscription depends on the server and cannot be dropped by CASCADE
 DROP SERVER test_server CASCADE;
 
@@ -206,7 +192,6 @@ DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal);
 ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw NO CONNECTION;
 
 DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection(oid, oid, internal);
-DROP FUNCTION test_fdw_connection_no_password(oid, oid, internal);
 
 DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER test_fdw;
 
-- 
2.43.0

