Bug #544: Upgrade to 7.1 - sequence permissions not restored

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#1PostgreSQL Bugs List
pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org

John Bradshaw (jbradsha@nortelnetworks.com) reports a bug with a severity of 4
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Short Description
Upgrade to 7.1 - sequence permissions not restored

Long Description
Permissions on sequences are not restored when upgrading to 7.1
Got a write error stating that I don't have permission to update xxxx.nextval

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#2Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: PostgreSQL Bugs List (#1)
Re: Bug #544: Upgrade to 7.1 - sequence permissions not restored

pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:

Permissions on sequences are not restored when upgrading to 7.1
Got a write error stating that I don't have permission to update xxxx.nextval

Actually, the permissions *are* restored; the problem is that 7.1 is
making more permission checks than prior versions did. You'll need to
GRANT the appropriate permissions on the sequence.

regards, tom lane