On 2021-Mar-08, Joel Jacobson wrote:
> $ dropuser test
> dropuser: error: removal of role "test" failed: ERROR: role "test" cannot be dropped because some objects depend on
it
> DETAIL: 1 object in database joel
>
> Hmmm. I wonder which 1 object that could be?
BTW the easiest way to find out the answer to this question with current
tech is to connect to database joel and attempt "DROP USER joel"; it
will print a list of objects the user owns or has privileges for.
> # SELECT * FROM pg_ownerships WHERE rolname = 'test';
> # SELECT * FROM pg_permissions WHERE grantee = 'test';
I wonder if these views should be defined on top of pg_shdepend instead
of querying every single catalog. That would make for much shorter
queries.
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Álvaro Herrera Valdivia, Chile
