From 88615d712892220cfe4c338317842e368f1fb62e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 23:35:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Create default roles for administrative functions

To reduce the number of users on a system who are superusers,
create a set of roles by default during initdb which are allowed to run
certain functions that allow non-superusers to perform specific
administrative tasks and have access to privileged information.

The prefix "pg_" is reserved for default system roles, similar to
schemas and tablespaces.  pg_upgrade is modified to check for any roles
which start with "pg_" and complain if they exist.  pg_dumpall is
modified to not dump out roles starting with "pg_" on 9.5-and-above
systems.  CreateRole is modified to refuse creation of roles which start
with "pg_", similar to CreateSchema.  psql only shows default roles when
called with \duS or \dgS, similar to other system objects.

Roles created are: pg_backup, pg_monitor, pg_replay, pg_replication,
pg_rotate_logfile, pg_signal_backend, pg_file_settings and pg_admin.
---
 contrib/test_decoding/expected/permissions.out |  8 +--
 doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml                     |  9 +++
 doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml                   | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c         | 30 +++++----
 src/backend/catalog/catalog.c                  |  5 +-
 src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql           |  6 +-
 src/backend/commands/user.c                    | 30 +++++++--
 src/backend/replication/logical/logicalfuncs.c | 17 ++---
 src/backend/replication/slotfuncs.c            | 29 ++++----
 src/backend/replication/walsender.c            |  8 ++-
 src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c                   | 12 ++--
 src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c            | 25 ++++---
 src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c                   |  7 ++
 src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c                   |  2 +
 src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c                     | 40 ++++++++++-
 src/bin/psql/command.c                         |  4 +-
 src/bin/psql/describe.c                        |  5 +-
 src/bin/psql/describe.h                        |  2 +-
 src/bin/psql/help.c                            |  4 +-
 src/include/catalog/pg_authid.h                | 19 +++++-
 20 files changed, 280 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/permissions.out b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/permissions.out
index 212fd1d..79a7f86 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/permissions.out
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/permissions.out
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ RESET ROLE;
 -- plain user *can't* can control replication
 SET ROLE lr_normal;
 SELECT 'init' FROM pg_create_logical_replication_slot('regression_slot', 'test_decoding');
-ERROR:  must be superuser or replication role to use replication slots
+ERROR:  must be superuser or member of pg_replication to use replication slots
 INSERT INTO lr_test VALUES('lr_superuser_init');
 ERROR:  permission denied for relation lr_test
 SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1');
-ERROR:  must be superuser or replication role to use replication slots
+ERROR:  must be superuser or member of pg_replication to use replication slots
 SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('regression_slot');
-ERROR:  must be superuser or replication role to use replication slots
+ERROR:  must be superuser or member of pg_replication to use replication slots
 RESET ROLE;
 -- replication users can drop superuser created slots
 SET ROLE lr_superuser;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ SELECT 'init' FROM pg_create_logical_replication_slot('regression_slot', 'test_d
 RESET ROLE;
 SET ROLE lr_normal;
 SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('regression_slot');
-ERROR:  must be superuser or replication role to use replication slots
+ERROR:  must be superuser or member of pg_replication to use replication slots
 RESET ROLE;
 -- all users can see existing slots
 SET ROLE lr_superuser;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
index 2756652..7a3ca1e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@
    particularly esoteric operations, such as adding index access methods.
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   Also note that changing the permissions on objects in the system
+   catalogs, while possible, is unlikely to have the desired effect as
+   the internal lookup functions use a cache and do not check the
+   permissions nor policies of tables in the system catalog.  Further,
+   permission changes to objects in the system catalogs are not
+   preserved by pg_dump or across upgrades.
+  </para>
+
  <sect1 id="catalogs-overview">
   <title>Overview</title>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
index 177ac7a..1fd4fcc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
@@ -414,6 +414,97 @@ DROP ROLE <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
   </para>
  </sect1>
 
+ <sect1 id="default-roles">
+  <title>Default Roles</title>
+
+  <indexterm zone="default-roles">
+   <primary>role</>
+  </indexterm>
+
+  <para>
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of default roles
+   which provide access to certain, commonly needed, privileged capabilities
+   and information.  Administrators can GRANT these roles to users and/or
+   other roles in their environment, providing those users with access to
+   the specified capabilities and information.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   The default roles are described in <xref linkend="default-roles-table">.
+   Note that the specific permissions for each of the default roles may
+   change in the future as additional capabilities are added.  Administrators
+   should monitor the release notes for changes.
+  </para>
+
+   <table tocentry="1" id="default-roles-table">
+    <title>Default Roles</title>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>Role</entry>
+       <entry>Allowed Access</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>pg_backup</entry>
+       <entry>Start and stop backups, switch xlogs, and create restore points.</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>pg_montior</entry>
+       <entry>To privileged system information (eg: activity of other users, replication lag)</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>pg_replay</entry>
+       <entry>Pause and resume xlog replay on replicas.</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>pg_replication</entry>
+       <entry>Create, destroy, and work with replication slots.</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>pg_rotate_logfile</entry>
+       <entry>Request logfile rotation</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>pg_signal_backend</entry>
+       <entry>Send signals to other backends (eg: cancel query, terminate)</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>pg_file_settings</entry>
+       <entry>Allowed to view config settings from all config files</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>pg_admin</entry>
+       <entry>
+        Granted pg_backup, pg_monitor, pg_reply, pg_replication,
+        pg_rotate_logfile, pg_signal_backend and pg_file_settings roles.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </table>
+
+  <para>
+   Administrators can grant access to these roles to users using the GRANT
+   command:
+
+<programlisting>
+GRANT pg_backup TO backup_user;
+GRANT pg_monitor TO nagios;
+GRANT pg_admin TO admin_user;
+</programlisting>
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   Administrators should use the default roles for managing access to capabilities
+   and not change the permissions on the objects in the system catalogs, as such
+   changes are unlikely to have the desired effect and will not be preserved by
+   pg_dump or across upgrades.
+  </para>
+
+ </sect1>
+
  <sect1 id="perm-functions">
   <title>Function and Trigger Security</title>
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 329bb8c..dda39ad 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
 #include "catalog/catalog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_type.h"
 #include "funcapi.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "replication/walreceiver.h"
 #include "storage/smgr.h"
+#include "utils/acl.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/numeric.h"
 #include "utils/guc.h"
@@ -55,10 +57,12 @@ pg_start_backup(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	backupidstr = text_to_cstring(backupid);
 
-	if (!superuser() && !has_rolreplication(GetUserId()))
+	if (!has_rolreplication(GetUserId()) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_BACKUPID) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLICATIONID))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-		   errmsg("must be superuser or replication role to run a backup")));
+				 errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_backup or pg_replication to run a backup")));
 
 	/* Make sure we can open the directory with tablespaces in it */
 	dir = AllocateDir("pg_tblspc");
@@ -92,10 +96,12 @@ pg_stop_backup(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	stoppoint;
 
-	if (!superuser() && !has_rolreplication(GetUserId()))
+	if (!has_rolreplication(GetUserId()) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_BACKUPID) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLICATIONID))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-		 (errmsg("must be superuser or replication role to run a backup"))));
+				 errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_backup or pg_replication to run a backup")));
 
 	stoppoint = do_pg_stop_backup(NULL, true, NULL);
 
@@ -110,10 +116,10 @@ pg_switch_xlog(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	switchpoint;
 
-	if (!superuser())
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_BACKUPID))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-			 (errmsg("must be superuser to switch transaction log files"))));
+				 errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_backup to switch transaction log files")));
 
 	if (RecoveryInProgress())
 		ereport(ERROR,
@@ -139,10 +145,10 @@ pg_create_restore_point(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	char	   *restore_name_str;
 	XLogRecPtr	restorepoint;
 
-	if (!superuser())
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_BACKUPID))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 (errmsg("must be superuser to create a restore point"))));
+				 errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_backup to create a restore point")));
 
 	if (RecoveryInProgress())
 		ereport(ERROR,
@@ -348,10 +354,10 @@ pg_xlogfile_name(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 Datum
 pg_xlog_replay_pause(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
-	if (!superuser())
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLAYID))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 (errmsg("must be superuser to control recovery"))));
+				 errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_replay to control recovery")));
 
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 		ereport(ERROR,
@@ -370,10 +376,10 @@ pg_xlog_replay_pause(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 Datum
 pg_xlog_replay_resume(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
-	if (!superuser())
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLAYID))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 (errmsg("must be superuser to control recovery"))));
+				 errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_replay to control recovery")));
 
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c b/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
index fa2aa27..9c3b760 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ IsToastNamespace(Oid namespaceId)
  *		True iff name starts with the pg_ prefix.
  *
  *		For some classes of objects, the prefix pg_ is reserved for
- *		system objects only.  As of 8.0, this is only true for
- *		schema and tablespace names.
+ *		system objects only.  As of 8.0, this was only true for
+ *		schema and tablespace names.  With 9.5, this is also true
+ *		for roles.
  */
 bool
 IsReservedName(const char *name)
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
index 18921c4..de1ed77 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
@@ -414,9 +414,6 @@ GRANT SELECT, UPDATE ON pg_settings TO PUBLIC;
 CREATE VIEW pg_file_settings AS
    SELECT * FROM pg_show_all_file_settings() AS A;
 
-REVOKE ALL on pg_file_settings FROM PUBLIC;
-REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_show_all_file_settings() FROM PUBLIC;
-
 CREATE VIEW pg_timezone_abbrevs AS
     SELECT * FROM pg_timezone_abbrevs();
 
@@ -922,3 +919,6 @@ RETURNS interval
 LANGUAGE INTERNAL
 STRICT IMMUTABLE
 AS 'make_interval';
+
+-- Grant default roles to pg_admin user
+GRANT pg_monitor, pg_backup, pg_replay, pg_replication, pg_rotate_logfile, pg_signal_backend, pg_file_settings TO pg_admin;
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/user.c b/src/backend/commands/user.c
index 456c27e..53f2960 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/user.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/user.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "access/htup_details.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
 #include "catalog/binary_upgrade.h"
+#include "catalog/catalog.h"
 #include "catalog/dependency.h"
 #include "catalog/indexing.h"
 #include "catalog/objectaccess.h"
@@ -310,12 +311,20 @@ CreateRole(CreateRoleStmt *stmt)
 					 errmsg("permission denied to create role")));
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Check that the user is not trying to create a role whose name is
+	 * reserved for special users- public means "all", none means "none"
+	 * and the prefix "pg_" is reserved for system roles (those roles are
+	 * created at initdb time, see include/catalog/pg_authid.h).
+	 */
 	if (strcmp(stmt->role, "public") == 0 ||
-		strcmp(stmt->role, "none") == 0)
+		strcmp(stmt->role, "none") == 0 ||
+		IsReservedName(stmt->role))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_RESERVED_NAME),
 				 errmsg("role name \"%s\" is reserved",
-						stmt->role)));
+						stmt->role),
+				 errdetail("Names \"public\", \"none\", and the prefix \"pg_\" are reserved.")));
 
 	/*
 	 * Check the pg_authid relation to be certain the role doesn't already
@@ -1123,6 +1132,7 @@ RenameRole(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 	int			i;
 	Oid			roleid;
 	ObjectAddress address;
+	Form_pg_authid authform;
 
 	rel = heap_open(AuthIdRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
 	dsc = RelationGetDescr(rel);
@@ -1142,6 +1152,7 @@ RenameRole(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 	 */
 
 	roleid = HeapTupleGetOid(oldtuple);
+	authform = (Form_pg_authid) GETSTRUCT(oldtuple);
 
 	if (roleid == GetSessionUserId())
 		ereport(ERROR,
@@ -1158,17 +1169,26 @@ RenameRole(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
 				 errmsg("role \"%s\" already exists", newname)));
 
+	/*
+	 * Check that the user is not trying to change a role whose name is
+	 * reserved for special users- public means "all", none means "none"
+	 * and the prefix "pg_" is reserved for system roles (those roles are
+	 * created at initdb time, see include/catalog/pg_authid.h).
+	 */
 	if (strcmp(newname, "public") == 0 ||
-		strcmp(newname, "none") == 0)
+		strcmp(newname, "none") == 0 ||
+		IsReservedName(NameStr(authform->rolname)) ||
+		IsReservedName(newname))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_RESERVED_NAME),
 				 errmsg("role name \"%s\" is reserved",
-						newname)));
+						newname),
+				 errdetail("Names \"public\", \"none\", and the prefix \"pg_\" are reserved.")));
 
 	/*
 	 * createrole is enough privilege unless you want to mess with a superuser
 	 */
-	if (((Form_pg_authid) GETSTRUCT(oldtuple))->rolsuper)
+	if (authform->rolsuper)
 	{
 		if (!superuser())
 			ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logicalfuncs.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logicalfuncs.c
index 3be5263..4594afd 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logicalfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logicalfuncs.c
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 
+#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_type.h"
 
 #include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
 
 #include "mb/pg_wchar.h"
 
+#include "utils/acl.h"
 #include "utils/array.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/inval.h"
@@ -202,15 +204,6 @@ XLogRead(char *buf, TimeLineID tli, XLogRecPtr startptr, Size count)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-check_permissions(void)
-{
-	if (!superuser() && !has_rolreplication(GetUserId()))
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 (errmsg("must be superuser or replication role to use replication slots"))));
-}
-
 /*
  * read_page callback for logical decoding contexts.
  *
@@ -324,7 +317,11 @@ pg_logical_slot_get_changes_guts(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo, bool confirm, bool bin
 	if (get_call_result_type(fcinfo, NULL, &p->tupdesc) != TYPEFUNC_COMPOSITE)
 		elog(ERROR, "return type must be a row type");
 
-	check_permissions();
+	if (!has_rolreplication(GetUserId()) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLICATIONID))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 (errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_replication to use replication slots"))));
 
 	CheckLogicalDecodingRequirements();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slotfuncs.c b/src/backend/replication/slotfuncs.c
index 3d9aadb..1debf15 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slotfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slotfuncs.c
@@ -17,21 +17,14 @@
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 
 #include "access/htup_details.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
 #include "replication/slot.h"
 #include "replication/logical.h"
 #include "replication/logicalfuncs.h"
+#include "utils/acl.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/pg_lsn.h"
 
-static void
-check_permissions(void)
-{
-	if (!superuser() && !has_rolreplication(GetUserId()))
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 (errmsg("must be superuser or replication role to use replication slots"))));
-}
-
 /*
  * SQL function for creating a new physical (streaming replication)
  * replication slot.
@@ -51,7 +44,11 @@ pg_create_physical_replication_slot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if (get_call_result_type(fcinfo, NULL, &tupdesc) != TYPEFUNC_COMPOSITE)
 		elog(ERROR, "return type must be a row type");
 
-	check_permissions();
+	if (!has_rolreplication(GetUserId()) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLICATIONID))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 (errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_replication to use replication slots"))));
 
 	CheckSlotRequirements();
 
@@ -94,7 +91,11 @@ pg_create_logical_replication_slot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if (get_call_result_type(fcinfo, NULL, &tupdesc) != TYPEFUNC_COMPOSITE)
 		elog(ERROR, "return type must be a row type");
 
-	check_permissions();
+	if (!has_rolreplication(GetUserId()) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLICATIONID))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 (errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_replication to use replication slots"))));
 
 	CheckLogicalDecodingRequirements();
 
@@ -143,7 +144,11 @@ pg_drop_replication_slot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	Name		name = PG_GETARG_NAME(0);
 
-	check_permissions();
+	if (!has_rolreplication(GetUserId()) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLICATIONID))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 (errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_replication to use replication slots"))));
 
 	CheckSlotRequirements();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
index 4a20569..c773704 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "access/xact.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 
+#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_type.h"
 #include "commands/dbcommands.h"
 #include "funcapi.h"
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "storage/proc.h"
 #include "storage/procarray.h"
 #include "tcop/tcopprot.h"
+#include "utils/acl.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/guc.h"
 #include "utils/memutils.h"
@@ -2794,11 +2796,11 @@ pg_stat_get_wal_senders(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		memset(nulls, 0, sizeof(nulls));
 		values[0] = Int32GetDatum(walsnd->pid);
 
-		if (!superuser())
+		if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		{
 			/*
-			 * Only superusers can see details. Other users only get the pid
-			 * value to know it's a walsender, but no details.
+			 * Only members of pg_monitor can see details. Other users only get
+			 * the pid value to know it's a walsender, but no details.
 			 */
 			MemSet(&nulls[1], true, PG_STAT_GET_WAL_SENDERS_COLS - 1);
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c
index 61d609f..d304e4a 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "access/sysattr.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
 #include "catalog/catalog.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_tablespace.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_type.h"
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ pg_signal_backend(int pid, int sig)
 		return SIGNAL_BACKEND_NOSUPERUSER;
 
 	/* Users can signal backends they have role membership in. */
-	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), proc->roleId))
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), proc->roleId) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_SIGNAL_BACKENDID))
 		return SIGNAL_BACKEND_NOPERMISSION;
 
 	/*
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ pg_cancel_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if (r == SIGNAL_BACKEND_NOPERMISSION)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 (errmsg("must be a member of the role whose query is being cancelled"))));
+				 (errmsg("must be a member of the role whose query is being cancelled or member of pg_signal_backend"))));
 
 	PG_RETURN_BOOL(r == SIGNAL_BACKEND_SUCCESS);
 }
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ pg_terminate_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if (r == SIGNAL_BACKEND_NOPERMISSION)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 (errmsg("must be a member of the role whose process is being terminated"))));
+				 (errmsg("must be a member of the role whose process is being terminated or member of pg_signal_backend"))));
 
 	PG_RETURN_BOOL(r == SIGNAL_BACKEND_SUCCESS);
 }
@@ -225,10 +227,10 @@ pg_reload_conf(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 Datum
 pg_rotate_logfile(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
-	if (!superuser())
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_ROTATE_LOGFILEID))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-				 (errmsg("must be superuser to rotate log files"))));
+				 (errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_rotate_logfile to rotate log files"))));
 
 	if (!Logging_collector)
 	{
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
index 2b3778b..dcbfe89 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "postgres.h"
 
 #include "access/htup_details.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_type.h"
 #include "funcapi.h"
 #include "libpq/ip.h"
@@ -642,7 +643,8 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		}
 
 		/* Values only available to role member */
-		if (has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid))
+		if (has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid) ||
+			has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		{
 			SockAddr	zero_clientaddr;
 
@@ -846,7 +848,8 @@ pg_stat_get_backend_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	if ((beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(beid)) == NULL)
 		activity = "<backend information not available>";
-	else if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid))
+	else if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid) &&
+			 !has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		activity = "<insufficient privilege>";
 	else if (*(beentry->st_activity) == '\0')
 		activity = "<command string not enabled>";
@@ -867,7 +870,8 @@ pg_stat_get_backend_waiting(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if ((beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(beid)) == NULL)
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
-	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid))
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
 	result = beentry->st_waiting;
@@ -886,7 +890,8 @@ pg_stat_get_backend_activity_start(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if ((beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(beid)) == NULL)
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
-	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid))
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
 	result = beentry->st_activity_start_timestamp;
@@ -912,7 +917,8 @@ pg_stat_get_backend_xact_start(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if ((beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(beid)) == NULL)
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
-	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid))
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
 	result = beentry->st_xact_start_timestamp;
@@ -934,7 +940,8 @@ pg_stat_get_backend_start(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if ((beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(beid)) == NULL)
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
-	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid))
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
 	result = beentry->st_proc_start_timestamp;
@@ -958,7 +965,8 @@ pg_stat_get_backend_client_addr(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if ((beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(beid)) == NULL)
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
-	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid))
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
 	/* A zeroed client addr means we don't know */
@@ -1005,7 +1013,8 @@ pg_stat_get_backend_client_port(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if ((beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(beid)) == NULL)
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
-	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid))
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), beentry->st_userid) &&
+		!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID))
 		PG_RETURN_NULL();
 
 	/* A zeroed client addr means we don't know */
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index 5f71ded..d1a0e92 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "access/twophase.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
 #include "catalog/namespace.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
 #include "commands/async.h"
 #include "commands/prepare.h"
 #include "commands/vacuum.h"
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "storage/predicate.h"
 #include "tcop/tcopprot.h"
 #include "tsearch/ts_cache.h"
+#include "utils/acl.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/bytea.h"
 #include "utils/guc_tables.h"
@@ -8187,6 +8189,11 @@ show_all_file_settings(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	AttInMetadata *attinmeta;
 	MemoryContext oldcontext;
 
+	if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), DEFAULT_ROLE_FILE_SETTINGSID))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("must be superuser or member of pg_file_settings to see all config file settings")));
+
 	if (SRF_IS_FIRSTCALL())
 	{
 		funcctx = SRF_FIRSTCALL_INIT();
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
index 7169ad0..f21f66a 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ dumpRoles(PGconn *conn)
 			 "pg_catalog.shobj_description(oid, 'pg_authid') as rolcomment, "
 						  "rolname = current_user AS is_current_user "
 						  "FROM pg_authid "
+						  "WHERE rolname !~ '^pg_' "
 						  "ORDER BY 2");
 	else if (server_version >= 90100)
 		printfPQExpBuffer(buf,
@@ -900,6 +901,7 @@ dumpRoleMembership(PGconn *conn)
 					   "LEFT JOIN pg_authid ur on ur.oid = a.roleid "
 					   "LEFT JOIN pg_authid um on um.oid = a.member "
 					   "LEFT JOIN pg_authid ug on ug.oid = a.grantor "
+					   "WHERE NOT (ur.rolname ~ '^pg_' AND um.rolname ~ '^pg_')"
 					   "ORDER BY 1,2,3");
 
 	if (PQntuples(res) > 0)
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c b/src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c
index be66b24..638e866 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_upgrade/check.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ static void check_for_prepared_transactions(ClusterInfo *cluster);
 static void check_for_isn_and_int8_passing_mismatch(ClusterInfo *cluster);
 static void check_for_reg_data_type_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster);
 static void check_for_jsonb_9_4_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster);
+static void check_for_pg_role_prefix(ClusterInfo *cluster);
 static void get_bin_version(ClusterInfo *cluster);
 static char *get_canonical_locale_name(int category, const char *locale);
 
@@ -96,6 +97,11 @@ check_and_dump_old_cluster(bool live_check)
 	check_for_prepared_transactions(&old_cluster);
 	check_for_reg_data_type_usage(&old_cluster);
 	check_for_isn_and_int8_passing_mismatch(&old_cluster);
+
+	/* 9.4 and below should not have roles starting with pg_ */
+	if (GET_MAJOR_VERSION(old_cluster.major_version) <= 904)
+		check_for_pg_role_prefix(&old_cluster);
+
 	if (GET_MAJOR_VERSION(old_cluster.major_version) == 904 &&
 		old_cluster.controldata.cat_ver < JSONB_FORMAT_CHANGE_CAT_VER)
 		check_for_jsonb_9_4_usage(&old_cluster);
@@ -605,7 +611,8 @@ check_is_install_user(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 	res = executeQueryOrDie(conn,
 							"SELECT rolsuper, oid "
 							"FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles "
-							"WHERE rolname = current_user");
+							"WHERE rolname = current_user "
+							"AND rolname !~ '^pg_'");
 
 	/*
 	 * We only allow the install user in the new cluster (see comment below)
@@ -621,7 +628,8 @@ check_is_install_user(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 
 	res = executeQueryOrDie(conn,
 							"SELECT COUNT(*) "
-							"FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles ");
+							"FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles "
+							"WHERE rolname !~ '^pg_'");
 
 	if (PQntuples(res) != 1)
 		pg_fatal("could not determine the number of users\n");
@@ -954,6 +962,34 @@ check_for_jsonb_9_4_usage(ClusterInfo *cluster)
 		check_ok();
 }
 
+/*
+ * check_for_pg_role_prefix()
+ *
+ *	Versions older than 9.5 should not have any pg_* roles
+ */
+static void
+check_for_pg_role_prefix(ClusterInfo *cluster)
+{
+	PGresult   *res;
+	PGconn	   *conn = connectToServer(cluster, "template1");
+
+	prep_status("Checking for roles starting with 'pg_'");
+
+	res = executeQueryOrDie(conn,
+							"SELECT * "
+							"FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles "
+							"WHERE rolname ~ '^pg_'");
+
+	if (PQntuples(res) != 0)
+		pg_fatal("The %s cluster contains roles starting with 'pg_'\n",
+				 CLUSTER_NAME(cluster));
+
+	PQclear(res);
+
+	PQfinish(conn);
+
+	check_ok();
+}
 
 static void
 get_bin_version(ClusterInfo *cluster)
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index 70b7d3b..77518ef 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
 				break;
 			case 'g':
 				/* no longer distinct from \du */
-				success = describeRoles(pattern, show_verbose);
+				success = describeRoles(pattern, show_verbose, show_system);
 				break;
 			case 'l':
 				success = do_lo_list();
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
 					success = PSQL_CMD_UNKNOWN;
 				break;
 			case 'u':
-				success = describeRoles(pattern, show_verbose);
+				success = describeRoles(pattern, show_verbose, show_system);
 				break;
 			case 'F':			/* text search subsystem */
 				switch (cmd[2])
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index 04d769e..8829423 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -2639,7 +2639,7 @@ add_tablespace_footer(printTableContent *const cont, char relkind,
  * Describes roles.  Any schema portion of the pattern is ignored.
  */
 bool
-describeRoles(const char *pattern, bool verbose)
+describeRoles(const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool showSystem)
 {
 	PQExpBufferData buf;
 	PGresult   *res;
@@ -2684,6 +2684,9 @@ describeRoles(const char *pattern, bool verbose)
 
 		appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, "\nFROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r\n");
 
+		if (!showSystem && !pattern)
+			appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, "WHERE r.rolname !~ '^pg_'\n");
+
 		processSQLNamePattern(pset.db, &buf, pattern, false, false,
 							  NULL, "r.rolname", NULL, NULL);
 	}
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.h b/src/bin/psql/describe.h
index 822e71a..9e31c02 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.h
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extern bool describeTypes(const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool showSystem);
 extern bool describeOperators(const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool showSystem);
 
 /* \du, \dg */
-extern bool describeRoles(const char *pattern, bool verbose);
+extern bool describeRoles(const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool showSystem);
 
 /* \drds */
 extern bool listDbRoleSettings(const char *pattern1, const char *pattern2);
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/help.c b/src/bin/psql/help.c
index ea05c3e..2b7714a 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/help.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/help.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ slashUsage(unsigned short int pager)
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dFd[+] [PATTERN]      list text search dictionaries\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dFp[+] [PATTERN]      list text search parsers\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dFt[+] [PATTERN]      list text search templates\n"));
-	fprintf(output, _("  \\dg[+]  [PATTERN]      list roles\n"));
+	fprintf(output, _("  \\dg[S+] [PATTERN]      list roles\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\di[S+] [PATTERN]      list indexes\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dl                    list large objects, same as \\lo_list\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dL[S+] [PATTERN]      list procedural languages\n"));
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ slashUsage(unsigned short int pager)
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\ds[S+] [PATTERN]      list sequences\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dt[S+] [PATTERN]      list tables\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dT[S+] [PATTERN]      list data types\n"));
-	fprintf(output, _("  \\du[+]  [PATTERN]      list roles\n"));
+	fprintf(output, _("  \\du[S+] [PATTERN]      list roles\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dv[S+] [PATTERN]      list views\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dE[S+] [PATTERN]      list foreign tables\n"));
 	fprintf(output, _("  \\dx[+]  [PATTERN]      list extensions\n"));
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_authid.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_authid.h
index d5f19d6..852aac4 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_authid.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_authid.h
@@ -96,7 +96,24 @@ typedef FormData_pg_authid *Form_pg_authid;
  * ----------------
  */
 DATA(insert OID = 10 ( "POSTGRES" t t t t t t t -1 _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3288 ( "pg_admin" f t f f f f f -1 _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3289 ( "pg_monitor" f t f f f f f -1 _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3290 ( "pg_backup" f t f f f f f -1 _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3291 ( "pg_replay" f t f f f f f -1 _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3292 ( "pg_replication" f t f f f f f -1 _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3293 ( "pg_rotate_logfile" f t f f f f f -1 _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3294 ( "pg_signal_backend" f t f f f f f -1 _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3295 ( "pg_file_settings" f t f f f f f -1 _null_ _null_));
 
-#define BOOTSTRAP_SUPERUSERID 10
+#define BOOTSTRAP_SUPERUSERID			10
+
+#define DEFAULT_ROLE_ADMINID			3288
+#define DEFAULT_ROLE_MONITORID			3289
+#define DEFAULT_ROLE_BACKUPID			3290
+#define DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLAYID			3291
+#define DEFAULT_ROLE_REPLICATIONID		3292
+#define DEFAULT_ROLE_ROTATE_LOGFILEID	3293
+#define DEFAULT_ROLE_SIGNAL_BACKENDID	3294
+#define DEFAULT_ROLE_FILE_SETTINGSID	3295
 
 #endif   /* PG_AUTHID_H */
-- 
1.9.1

