Reject invalid databases in pg_get_database_ddl()

An invalid database has datconnlimit set to -2.  pg_get_database_ddl()
emits this verbatim as CONNECTION LIMIT = -2, which ALTER DATABASE
rejects.  Error out early instead.

Reported-by: Lakshmi N <lakshmin.jhs@gmail.com>
Author: Lakshmi N <lakshmin.jhs@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Amit Langote <amitlangote09@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Euler Taveira <euler@eulerto.com>
Reviewed-by: Hu Xunqi <huxunqi.08@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+3i_M8m1k2gFch+tU0JmAQh9FRV+pFrfTXDrJo+BqmwsTmOhg@mail.gmail.com
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Amit Langote 2026-04-17 13:19:56 +09:00
parent f3c28c2f2b
commit cda0c4c5d6

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@ -887,6 +887,16 @@ pg_get_database_ddl_internal(Oid dbid, bool pretty,
dbform = (Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
dbname = pstrdup(NameStr(dbform->datname));
/*
* Reject invalid databases. Deparsing a pg_database row in invalid state
* can produce SQL that is not executable, such as CONNECTION LIMIT = -2.
*/
if (database_is_invalid_form(dbform))
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
errmsg("cannot generate DDL for invalid database \"%s\"",
dbname)));
/*
* We don't support generating DDL for system databases. The primary
* reason for this is that users shouldn't be recreating them.