Give superusers REPLIACTION permission by default

This can be overriden by using NOREPLICATION on the CREATE ROLE
statement, but by default they will have it, making it backwards
compatible and "less surprising" (given that superusers normally
override all checks).
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Magnus Hagander 2011-01-05 14:24:17 +01:00
parent 3302334b48
commit 66a8a0428d
6 changed files with 22 additions and 10 deletions

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@ -805,9 +805,9 @@ archive_cleanup_command = 'pg_archivecleanup /path/to/archive %r'
<note>
<para>
It is recommended that a dedicated user account is used for replication.
While it is possible to add the <literal>REPLICATION</> privilege to
a superuser account for the purporses of replication, this is not
recommended. While <literal>REPLICATION</> privilege gives very high
While the <literal>REPLICATION</> privilege is granted to superuser
accounts by default, it is not recommended to use superuser accounts
for replication. While <literal>REPLICATION</> privilege gives very high
permissions, it does not allow the user to modify any data on the
primary system, which the <literal>SUPERUSER</> privilege does.
</para>

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@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ CREATE ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [ [ WITH ] <replac
A role having the <literal>REPLICATION</> attribute is a very
highly privileged role, and should only be used on roles actually
used for replication. If not specified,
<literal>NOREPLICATION</literal> is the default.
<literal>NOREPLICATION</literal> is the default for all roles except
superusers.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

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@ -175,7 +175,11 @@ CREATE USER <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
to do most of your work as a role that is not a superuser.
To create a new database superuser, use <literal>CREATE ROLE
<replaceable>name</replaceable> SUPERUSER</literal>. You must do
this as a role that is already a superuser.
this as a role that is already a superuser. Creating a superuser
will by default also grant permissions to initiate streaming
replication. For increased security this can be disallowed using
<literal>CREATE ROLE <replaceable>name</replaceable> SUPERUSER
NOREPLICATION</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -214,9 +218,8 @@ CREATE USER <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
<listitem>
<para>
A role must explicitly be given permission to initiate streaming
replication (superusers do not bypass this check). A role used
for streaming replication must always have <literal>LOGIN</>
permission as well. To create such a role, use
replication. A role used for streaming replication must always
have <literal>LOGIN</> permission as well. To create such a role, use
<literal>CREATE ROLE <replaceable>name</replaceable> REPLICATION
LOGIN</literal>.
</para>

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@ -248,7 +248,15 @@ CreateRole(CreateRoleStmt *stmt)
if (dpassword && dpassword->arg)
password = strVal(dpassword->arg);
if (dissuper)
{
issuper = intVal(dissuper->arg) != 0;
/*
* Superusers get replication by default, but only if
* NOREPLICATION wasn't explicitly mentioned
*/
if (!(disreplication && intVal(disreplication->arg) == 0))
isreplication = 1;
}
if (dinherit)
inherit = intVal(dinherit->arg) != 0;
if (dcreaterole)

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@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
*/
/* yyyymmddN */
#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO 201101031
#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO 201101051
#endif

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@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ typedef FormData_pg_authid *Form_pg_authid;
* user choices.
* ----------------
*/
DATA(insert OID = 10 ( "POSTGRES" t t t t t t f -1 _null_ _null_ ));
DATA(insert OID = 10 ( "POSTGRES" t t t t t t t -1 _null_ _null_ ));
#define BOOTSTRAP_SUPERUSERID 10