Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri@2ndQuadrant.fr> writes:
> Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
>> Here's another question: if an extension's objects live (mostly or
>> entirely) in schema X, what happens if the possibly-unprivileged owner
>> of schema X decides to drop it? If the extension itself is considered
>> to live within the schema, then "the whole extension goes away" seems
>> like a natural answer. If not, you've got some problems.
> Currently, creating an extension is superuser only. So the owner of
> those objects is a superuser. My understanding is that the drop schema
> will then fail without any more code.
You're mistaken, and this case definitely does need more thought.
A schema owner is presumed to have the unconditional right to
drop anything in his schema, whether he owns it or not.
regards, tom lane