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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml4
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml6
-rw-r--r--src/backend/tcop/utility.c5
-rw-r--r--src/include/catalog/catversion.h2
-rw-r--r--src/include/catalog/pg_authid.dat5
5 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml
index 2afee6d7b59..1cebc03d15e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ CHECKPOINT
</para>
<para>
- Only superusers can call <command>CHECKPOINT</command>.
+ Only superusers or users with the privileges of
+ the <link linkend="predefined-roles-table"><literal>pg_checkpointer</literal></link>
+ role can call <command>CHECKPOINT</command>.
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
index afbf67c28cf..9067be1d9c7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
@@ -582,6 +582,12 @@ DROP ROLE doomed_role;
<entry>Allow executing programs on the database server as the user the database runs as with
COPY and other functions which allow executing a server-side program.</entry>
</row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>pg_checkpointer</entry>
+ <entry>Allow executing
+ the <link linkend="sql-checkpoint"><command>CHECKPOINT</command></link>
+ command.</entry>
+ </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
index bf085aa93b2..1fbc387d471 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#include "catalog/catalog.h"
#include "catalog/index.h"
#include "catalog/namespace.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
#include "catalog/pg_inherits.h"
#include "catalog/toasting.h"
#include "commands/alter.h"
@@ -939,10 +940,10 @@ standard_ProcessUtility(PlannedStmt *pstmt,
break;
case T_CheckPointStmt:
- if (!superuser())
+ if (!has_privs_of_role(GetUserId(), ROLE_PG_CHECKPOINTER))
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
- errmsg("must be superuser to do CHECKPOINT")));
+ errmsg("must be superuser or have privileges of pg_checkpointer to do CHECKPOINT")));
RequestCheckpoint(CHECKPOINT_IMMEDIATE | CHECKPOINT_WAIT |
(RecoveryInProgress() ? 0 : CHECKPOINT_FORCE));
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/catversion.h b/src/include/catalog/catversion.h
index 9faf017457a..49e8e591290 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/catversion.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/catversion.h
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
*/
/* yyyymmddN */
-#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO 202110272
+#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO 202111091
#endif
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_authid.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_authid.dat
index 3da68016b61..9c65174f3c6 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_authid.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_authid.dat
@@ -79,5 +79,10 @@
rolcreaterole => 'f', rolcreatedb => 'f', rolcanlogin => 'f',
rolreplication => 'f', rolbypassrls => 'f', rolconnlimit => '-1',
rolpassword => '_null_', rolvaliduntil => '_null_' },
+{ oid => '4544', oid_symbol => 'ROLE_PG_CHECKPOINTER',
+ rolname => 'pg_checkpointer', rolsuper => 'f', rolinherit => 't',
+ rolcreaterole => 'f', rolcreatedb => 'f', rolcanlogin => 'f',
+ rolreplication => 'f', rolbypassrls => 'f', rolconnlimit => '-1',
+ rolpassword => '_null_', rolvaliduntil => '_null_' },
]