search_path and SET ROLE

From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: search_path and SET ROLE
Date: 2024-05-22 14:27:41
Message-ID: CANzqJaBoAkdXMkPvdXqhkBduLqpTbU7BdjyZePcuWkFnKi1SDQ@mail.gmail.com
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PG 9.6.24 (Soon, I swear!)

It seems that the search_path of the role that you SET ROLE to does not
become the new search_path.

Am I missing something, or is that PG's behavior?

AS USER postgres
================

$ psql -h 10.143.170.52 -Xac "CREATE ROLE dbagrp SUPERUSER INHERIT NOLOGIN;"
CREATE ROLE dbagrp SUPERUSER INHERIT NOLOGIN;
CREATE ROLE

$ psql -h 10.143.170.52 -Xac "CREATE USER rjohnson IN GROUP dbagrp INHERIT;"
CREATE USER rjohnson IN GROUP dbagrp INHERIT;
CREATE ROLE

[postgres(at)FISPMONDB001 ~]$ psql -h 10.143.170.52 -Xac "CREATE USER
\"11026270\" IN GROUP dbagrp INHERIT PASSWORD '${NewPass}' VALID UNTIL
'2024-06-30 23:59:59';"
CREATE USER "11026270" IN GROUP dbagrp INHERIT PASSWORD 'linenoise' VALID
UNTIL '2024-06-30 23:59:59';
CREATE ROLE

$ psql -h 10.143.170.52 -Xac "ALTER ROLE dbagrp set search_path = dbagrp,
public, dba, cds, tms;"
ALTER ROLE dbagrp set search_path = dbagrp, public, dba, cds, tms;
ALTER ROLE

AS USER rjohnson
================

[rjohnson(at)fpslbxcdsdbppg1 ~]$ psql -dCDSLBXW
psql (9.6.24)
Type "help" for help.

CDSLBXW=> SET ROLE dbagrp;
SET
CDSLBXW=#
CDSLBXW=# SHOW SEARCH_PATH;
search_path
-----------------
"$user", public
(1 row)

Back to user postgres
=================

$ psql -h 10.143.170.52 -Xac "ALTER ROLE rjohnson set search_path = dbagrp,
public, dba, cds, tms;"
ALTER ROLE rjohnson set search_path = dbagrp, public, dba, cds, tms;
ALTER ROLE

Back to user rjohnson
=================

[rjohnson(at)fpslbxcdsdbppg1 ~]$ psql -dCDSLBXW
psql (9.6.24)
Type "help" for help.

CDSLBXW=>
CDSLBXW=> SET ROLE dbagrp;
SET

CDSLBXW=# SHOW SEARCH_PATH;
search_path
-------------------------------
dbagrp, public, dba, cds, tms
(1 row)

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