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Subject: Re: Clarification on Role Access Rights to Table Indexes
From: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:16:36 -0700
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On Wed, 2025-09-24 at 12:13 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Don't we do that intentionally, to make sure someone can't cause DOS
> on a table they have no privileges on?

Is this only a problem for strong locks (ShareLock or greater)?

Strong locks are a problem when you have a pattern like a long running
query that holds an AccessShareLock, and then an unprivileged user
requests an AccessExclusiveLock, forcing other queries to queue up
behind it, and the queue doesn't clear until the long running query
finishes.

But weaker locks don't seem to have that problem, right?

Regards,
	Jeff Davis