On 2024-02-29 03:59 +0100, Siraj G wrote: > On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 7:40 AM David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Since a PG role and a PG user are the same thing under the hood, the later > > simply meaning the role can login, then no. Though maybe you mean a OS > > user since you are dealing with operating system commands here...? > > Sorry for not giving the clarity. It is a GCP environment, we are trying to > import using the GCP feature from a backup (export) taken from another > instance in the same infra. While the user (hd*****) is created from the > GCP console for a specific instance, I can see its presence from "select * > from pg_user". Do you see that user on the old or the new instance? > Since I am trying to restore, I believe the user should have > pg_write_system_files role, hence trying to grant it. Do you mean pg_write_server_files or is pg_write_system_files a GCP-specific role? pg_write_server_files isn't necessary for restoring and you should be cautious about granting it because it's a powerful role that allows grantees to gain superuser-level access[1]. [1] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/predefined-roles.html -- Erik
