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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: \lo_unlink results in "ERROR: pg_description: Permission denied."
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Msg-id 24150.1002120068@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to \lo_unlink results in "ERROR: pg_description: Permission denied."  (Steven Mooij <steven.mooij@kavezet.com>)
Responses Re: \lo_unlink results in "ERROR: pg_description: Permission  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Steven Mooij <steven.mooij@kavezet.com> writes:
> After I've imported a huge file (1.3 GB) with "\lo_import", listed it with
> "\lo_list" and tried to delete it with "\lo_unlink", I get the error:
> "ERROR:  pg_description: Permission denied.".

Yeah, this is a known bug.  You can do the delete as superuser ...

Peter, what do you think of hacking psql to only try the pg_description
actions if pset.issuper?  The alternative is to invent COMMENT ON LARGE
OBJECT, which is more work than I have time for at the moment.

            regards, tom lane

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