Adjust server-side backup to depend on pg_write_server_files.

I had made it depend on superuser, but that seems clearly inferior.
Also document the permissions requirement in the straming replication
protocol section of the documentation, rather than only in the
section having to do with pg_basebackup.

Idea and patch from Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker.

Discussion: http://postgr.es/m/87bkzw160u.fsf@wibble.ilmari.org
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Robert Haas 2022-01-28 12:26:33 -05:00
parent 51891d5a95
commit 7f6772317b
3 changed files with 11 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -2647,6 +2647,11 @@ The commands accepted in replication mode are:
<literal>blackhole</literal>, the backup data is not sent
anywhere; it is simply discarded.
</para>
<para>
The <literal>server</literal> target requires superuser privilege or
being granted the <literal>pg_write_server_files</literal> role.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

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@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<literal>server:/some/path</literal>, the backup will be stored on
the machine where the server is running in the
<literal>/some/path</literal> directory. Storing a backup on the
server requires superuser privileges. If the target is set to
server requires superuser privileges or being granted the
<literal>pg_write_server_files</literal> role. If the target is set to
<literal>blackhole</literal>, the contents are discarded and not
stored anywhere. This should only be used for testing purposes, as you
will not end up with an actual backup.

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@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
*/
#include "postgres.h"
#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
#include "miscadmin.h"
#include "replication/basebackup.h"
#include "replication/basebackup_sink.h"
#include "storage/fd.h"
#include "utils/acl.h"
#include "utils/timestamp.h"
#include "utils/wait_event.h"
@ -65,10 +67,10 @@ bbsink_server_new(bbsink *next, char *pathname)
sink->base.bbs_next = next;
/* Replication permission is not sufficient in this case. */
if (!superuser())
if (!is_member_of_role(GetUserId(), ROLE_PG_WRITE_SERVER_FILES))
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
errmsg("must be superuser to create server backup")));
errmsg("must be superuser or a member of the pg_write_server_files role to create server backup")));
/*
* It's not a good idea to store your backups in the same directory that