Re: Why no pg_has_role(..., 'ADMIN')? - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 2:34 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> I'm now inclined to add wording within the pg_has_role entry, along
> the lines of
>
>     WITH ADMIN OPTION or WITH GRANT OPTION can be added to any of
>     these privilege types to test whether ADMIN privilege is held
>     (all six spellings test the same thing).

I don't have an opinion about the details, but +1 for documenting it
somehow. I also think it's weird that we have six spellings that test
the same thing, none of which are $SUBJECT. pg_has_role seems a little
half-baked to me...

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Robert Haas
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