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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