On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 10:27 AM Stephen Frost <sfr...@snowman.net> wrote: > I agree that there would be a recorded relationship (that is, one that > we write into the catalog and keep around until and unless it's removed > by an admin) between creating and created roles and that's probably the > default when CREATE ROLE is run but, unlike tables or such objects in > the system, I don't agree that we should require this to exist at > absolutely all times for every role (what would it be for the bootstrap > superuser..?). At least today, that's distinct from how ownership in > the system works. I also don't believe that this is necessarily an > issue for Robert's use-case, as long as there are appropriate > restrictions around who is allowed to remove or modify these > relationships.
I agree. > > I agree. [ but we need to get consensus ] > > Well ... [ how about we do it my way? ] Repeating the same argument over again isn't necessarily going to help anything here. I read your argument and I can believe there could be a solution along those lines, although you haven't addressed my concern about NOINHERIT. Tom is apparently less convinced, and you know, I think that's OK. Not everybody has to agree with the way you want to do it. -- Robert Haas EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
