Re: User with BYPASSRLS privilege can't change password

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
Cc: Wolfgang Walther <walther(at)technowledgy(dot)de>, pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: User with BYPASSRLS privilege can't change password
Date: 2020-11-03 18:17:23
Message-ID: 958390.1604427443@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> writes:
>> @@ -739,7 +741,6 @@ AlterRole(AlterRoleStmt *stmt)
>> createrole < 0 &&
>> createdb < 0 &&
>> canlogin < 0 &&
>> - isreplication < 0 &&
>> !dconnlimit &&
>> !rolemembers &&
>> !validUntil &&

> This seems like an independent change..? Not saying it's wrong though.

That test is redundant, since we wouldn't be in this path at all if
isreplication >= 0. You could alternatively argue that this should
redundantly test all three of issuper, isreplication, and bypassrls;
but testing just one of them is confusing and hence bug-prone.

regards, tom lane

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