Added to TODO:

        Allow dropping of a role that has connection rights

        * http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-05/msg00736.php 

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Hans-Juergen Schoenig wrote:
> good morning,
> 
> some days ago i have fallen over an issue which feels more or less like 
> a bug. consider:
> 
> 
> test=# create role xy LOGIN;
> CREATE ROLE
> 
> test=# grant connect on database test to xy;
> GRANT
> 
> test=# drop role xy;
> ERROR:  role "xy" cannot be dropped because some objects depend on it
> DETAIL:  access to database test
> 
> this is a totally fresh instance --- all i did was creating a db called 
> "test".
> failing would make sense if i would the owner of an object but i fact i 
> don't own anything.
> 
> test=# SELECT version();
>                                                  
> version                                                 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  PostgreSQL 8.4devel on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc 
> (GCC) 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
> (1 row)
> 
> is this a known issue?
> 
>     many thanks,
> 
>        hans
> 
> 
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