Re: Problem with pg_upgrade (8.4 -> 9.0) due to ALTER DATABASE SET ROLE

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Florian Pflug <fgp(at)phlo(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Problem with pg_upgrade (8.4 -> 9.0) due to ALTER DATABASE SET ROLE
Date: 2011-01-06 03:13:59
Message-ID: 201101060313.p063Dxh22995@momjian.us
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Robert Haas wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> > I think pg_dumpall would have failed with this setup too, so I don't see
> > this as a pg_upgrade bug, nor something that I am willing to risk adding
> > to pg_upgrade.
>
> If adding RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION fixes the bug, I think we should
> consider doing that.

If we add every fix that could conceivably break a pg_dumpall restore,
pg_upgrade will be less stable than it is now. I don't see why adding
this should be any different.

If you want to argue that pg_dumpall should be doing it, that is a
separate issue and not related to pg_upgrade.

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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> http://momjian.us
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