Re: vacuumdb: permission denied for schema "pg_temp_7" - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Fujii Masao
Subject Re: vacuumdb: permission denied for schema "pg_temp_7"
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Msg-id ffefcf03-41fe-400b-929b-90692eb70e44@oss.nttdata.com
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In response to Re: vacuumdb: permission denied for schema "pg_temp_7"  (Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: vacuumdb: permission denied for schema "pg_temp_7"
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On 2024/09/24 23:26, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> Yeah, this is what I mentioned upthread [0].  If the user doesn't specify
> anything in --table or --schema, then it's probably fine to silently skip
> objects for which they lack privileges.  But if they do explicitly specify
> a table or schema that they cannot vacuum, then IMHO it'd be better to
> fail.

This could be debatable. To be honest, if I run something like vacuumdb mydb,
*I* expect all eligible tables in that database to be vacuumed. If I forget to
grant the necessary privileges to the role, I’d prefer to see errors from
vacuumdb so I can fix the permissions.

If we decide to skip tables without enough privilege, I’d prefer adding
an option like --skip-unprivileged-tables rather than changing the default behavior.

Regards,

-- 
Fujii Masao
Advanced Computing Technology Center
Research and Development Headquarters
NTT DATA CORPORATION




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