Re: let's disallow ALTER ROLE bootstrap_superuser NOSUPERUSER

On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 1:27 PM Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com> wrote:
> Given the current assumptions the code makes about the bootstrap superuser,
> I think it makes sense to disallow removing its superuser attribute (at
> least via ALTER ROLE NOSUPERUSER).  It seems like there is much work to do
> before a no-superuser configuration could be formally supported.  If/when
> such support materializes, it might be possible to remove the restriction
> that Robert is proposing.

Reaction to this patch seems tentatively positive so far, so I have
committed it. Maybe someone will still show up to complain ... but I
think it's a good change, so I hope not.

-- 
Robert Haas
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