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From: Pavel Luzanov <[email protected]>
To: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
Cc: Christophe Pettus <[email protected]>
Cc: pgsql-general <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: v16 roles, SET FALSE, INHERIT FALSE, ADMIN FALSE
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 00:23:18 +0300
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On 09.07.2024 00:16, Tom Lane wrote:
> Pavel Luzanov<[email protected]>  writes:
>> On 08.07.2024 22:22, Christophe Pettus wrote:
>>> This is more curiosity than anything else.  In the v16 role system, is there actually any reason to grant membership in a role to a different role, but with SET FALSE, INHERIT FALSE, and ADMIN FALSE?  Does the role granted membership gain any ability it didn't have before in that case?
>> Looks like there is one ability.
>> Authentication in pg_hba.conf "USER" field via +role syntax.
> Hmm, if that check doesn't require INHERIT TRUE I'd say it's
> a bug.
>
> 			regards, tom lane

My test scenario:

postgres@demo(16.3)=# select * from pg_hba_file_rules ;
  rule_number |              file_name              | line_number | type  | database | user_name  | address | netmask | auth_method | options | error
-------------+-------------------------------------+-------------+-------+----------+------------+---------+---------+-------------+---------+-------
            1 | /etc/postgresql/16/main/pg_hba.conf |         118 | local | {all}    | {postgres} |         |         | trust       |         |
            2 | /etc/postgresql/16/main/pg_hba.conf |         121 | local | {all}    | {+bob}     |         |         | trust       |         |
            3 | /etc/postgresql/16/main/pg_hba.conf |         122 | local | {all}    | {alice}    |         |         | reject      |         |
(3 rows)

postgres@demo(16.3)=# \drg
             List of role grants
  Role name | Member of | Options | Grantor
-----------+-----------+---------+----------
  alice     | bob       |         | postgres
(1 row)

postgres@demo(16.3)=# \c - alice
You are now connected to database "demo" as user "alice".
alice@demo(16.3)=>


-- 
Pavel Luzanov
Postgres Professional:https://postgrespro.com


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