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Fix 'pq: permission denied for function pg_ls_waldir' on PG v16.6 #1101

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Fixed 'pq: permission denied for function pg_ls_waldir' on PostgreSQL…
kakuiho Dec 9, 2024
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Merge branch 'master' into fix-pg_ls_waldir-perm-pg16.6
kakuiho Feb 5, 2025
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SELECT * FROM get_pg_stat_statements();

GRANT SELECT ON postgres_exporter.pg_stat_statements TO postgres_exporter;
GRANT ALL ON FUNCTION pg_catalog.pg_ls_waldir() TO postgres_exporter;
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I always hesitate to recommend someone give ALL permissions. I think this only needs EXECUTE. Can you confirm and update?

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I ran on this comment by chance and did it on my side as I had the error, and it did clear the error from the console when granting only EXECUTE. So I guess it does work 👍

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