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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: BUG #18604: Regression in PostgreSQL 16.4: pg_dump Prevents
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PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> Steps to Reproduce:
> Enable allow_system_table_mods = true.
> Modify system tables (e.g., pg_database) to restrict visibility in a
> multi-tenant setup.
> Attempt to run pg_dump for backup purposes.
> pg_dump fails due to the recent security restriction.

Without any details about what you did to the system catalogs,
this complaint is quite un-actionable.

I will note that we do not consider random manual changes to
system catalogs to be a supported feature.

			regards, tom lane