On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 10:37 AM Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 9:47 PM Kyotaro Horiguchi > <horikyota....@gmail.com> wrote: > > One arguable point would be whether we will need to put restriction > > the target relations that Bob can vacuum/analyze. > > But for a command with a target, you really ought to have a > permission on the object, not just a general permission. On the other > hand, we do have things like pg_read_all_tables, so we could have > pg_vacuum_all_tables too. I'm still more likely to create a specific security definer function owned by the relevant table owner to give out ANALYZE (and maybe VACUUM) permission to ETL-performing roles. Still, it seems somewhat appealing to give > people fine-grained control over this, rather than just "on" or "off". > > Appealing enough to consume a couple of permission bits? https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAKFQuwZ6dhjTFV7Bwmehe1N3%3Dk484y4mM22zuYjVEU2dq9V1aQ%40mail.gmail.com David J.