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-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/adt/mcxtfuncs.c14
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/mcxtfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/mcxtfuncs.c
index 0d52613bc32..6ddbf70b30c 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/mcxtfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/mcxtfuncs.c
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ pg_get_backend_memory_contexts(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
* pg_log_backend_memory_contexts
* Signal a backend process to log its memory contexts.
*
- * Only superusers are allowed to signal to log the memory contexts
- * because allowing any users to issue this request at an unbounded
- * rate would cause lots of log messages and which can lead to
- * denial of service.
+ * By default, only superusers are allowed to signal to log the memory
+ * contexts because allowing any users to issue this request at an unbounded
+ * rate would cause lots of log messages and which can lead to denial of
+ * service. Additional roles can be permitted with GRANT.
*
* On receipt of this signal, a backend sets the flag in the signal
* handler, which causes the next CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS() to log the
@@ -177,12 +177,6 @@ pg_log_backend_memory_contexts(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
int pid = PG_GETARG_INT32(0);
PGPROC *proc;
- /* Only allow superusers to log memory contexts. */
- if (!superuser())
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
- errmsg("must be a superuser to log memory contexts")));
-
proc = BackendPidGetProc(pid);
/*