Re: Why no pg_has_role(..., 'ADMIN')?

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>, Dominique Devienne <ddevienne(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Why no pg_has_role(..., 'ADMIN')?
Date: 2024-09-20 18:49:13
Message-ID: CA+TgmoZ44MXgcgLwyPJJ8kypRezOJ=BOUsAPs9Q=rJGKQQLCwA@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 2:34 PM Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> I'm now inclined to add wording within the pg_has_role entry, along
> the lines of
>
> WITH ADMIN OPTION or WITH GRANT OPTION can be added to any of
> these privilege types to test whether ADMIN privilege is held
> (all six spellings test the same thing).

I don't have an opinion about the details, but +1 for documenting it
somehow. I also think it's weird that we have six spellings that test
the same thing, none of which are $SUBJECT. pg_has_role seems a little
half-baked to me...

--
Robert Haas
EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com

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