From: Ronan Dunklau <ronan.dunklau@aiven.io>
To: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Cc: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>,
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 Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>,
 Mark Dilger <mark.dilger@enterprisedb.com>
Subject: Re: Non-superuser subscription owners
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:39:43 +0100
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Le lundi 6 d=E9cembre 2021, 16:56:56 CET Mark Dilger a =E9crit :
> > On Dec 6, 2021, at 2:19 AM, Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> If we want to maintain the property that subscriptions can only be
> >>> owned by superuser
>=20
> We don't want to maintain such a property, or at least, that's not what I
> want.  I don't think that's what Jeff wants, either.

That's not what I want either: the ability to run and refresh subscriptions=
 as=20
a non superuser is a desirable feature.=20

The REFRESH part was possible before PG 14, when it was allowed to run REFR=
ESH=20
in a function, which could be made to run as security definer.=20


> As I perceive the roadmap:
>=20
> 1) Fix the current bug wherein subscription changes are applied with
> superuser force after the subscription owner has superuser privileges
> revoked. 2) Allow the transfer of subscriptions to non-superuser owners.
> 3) Allow the creation of subscriptions by non-superusers who are members =
of
> some as yet to be created predefined role, say "pg_create_subscriptions"

This roadmap seems sensible.

=2D-=20
Ronan Dunklau