Unlike other ALTER ref pages, this one neglected to mention that
ALTER OWNER requires being a member of the new owning role.
Per bug #15546 from Stefan Kadow.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/15546-
0558c75fd2025e7c@postgresql.org
ALTER LARGE OBJECT changes the definition of a
- large object. The only functionality is to assign a new owner.
- You must be superuser or owner of the large object to use
- ALTER LARGE OBJECT.
+ large object.
+
+
+ You must own the large object to use ALTER LARGE OBJECT.
+ To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
+ owning role. (However, a superuser can alter any large object anyway.)
+ Currently, the only functionality is to assign a new owner, so both
+ restrictions always apply.