Re: predefined role(s) for VACUUM and ANALYZE

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org

Date: 2022-07-25T04:39:31Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

Attachments

pg_vacuum_analyze_v2.patch (text/x-diff) patch v2

On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 01:37:35PM -0700, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> The attached patch adds a pg_vacuum_analyze role that allows VACUUM and
> ANALYZE commands on all relations.  I started by trying to introduce
> separate pg_vacuum and pg_analyze roles, but that quickly became
> complicated because the VACUUM and ANALYZE code is intertwined.  To
> initiate the discussion, here's the simplest thing I could think of.

And here's the same patch, but with docs that actually build.

-- 
Nathan Bossart
Amazon Web Services: https://aws.amazon.com

Commits

Provide non-superuser predefined roles for vacuum and analyze
- 4441fc704d70 16.0 landed
Provide per-table permissions for vacuum and analyze.
- b5d6382496f2 16.0 landed
Expand AclMode to 64 bits
- 7b378237aa80 16.0 landed
Simplify WARNING messages from skipped vacuum/analyze on a table
- b7a5ef17cf75 16.0 landed
Allow granting SET and ALTER SYSTEM privileges on GUC parameters.
- a0ffa885e478 15.0 cited
Add String object access hooks
- d11e84ea466b 15.0 cited