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This patch implement the TODO [ALTER DATABASE foo OWNER TO bar].
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 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * dbcommands.c
+ *             Database management commands (create/drop database).
  *
  *
- * Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *       $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c,v 1.35 1999/05/25 16:08:21 momjian Exp $
+ *       $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c,v 1.134 2004/05/26 13:56:45 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam.h"
-#include "access/htup.h"
-#include "access/relscan.h"
 #include "catalog/catname.h"
+#include "catalog/catalog.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_database.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_shadow.h"
-#include "fmgr.h"
-#include "miscadmin.h"                 /* for DataDir */
-#include "storage/bufmgr.h"
-#include "storage/fd.h"
-#include "storage/lmgr.h"
-#include "tcop/tcopprot.h"
+#include "catalog/indexing.h"
+#include "commands/comment.h"
 #include "commands/dbcommands.h"
-#include "utils/rel.h"
+#include "miscadmin.h"
+#include "storage/fd.h"
+#include "storage/freespace.h"
+#include "storage/sinval.h"
+#include "utils/acl.h"
+#include "utils/array.h"
+#include "utils/builtins.h"
+#include "utils/fmgroids.h"
+#include "utils/guc.h"
+#include "utils/lsyscache.h"
 #include "utils/syscache.h"
 
+#include "mb/pg_wchar.h"               /* encoding check */
+
 
 /* non-export function prototypes */
-static void check_permissions(char *command, char *dbpath, char *dbname,
-                                 Oid *dbIdP, int4 *userIdP);
-static HeapTuple get_pg_dbtup(char *command, char *dbname, Relation dbrel);
-static void stop_vacuum(char *dbpath, char *dbname);
+static bool get_db_info(const char *name, Oid *dbIdP, int4 *ownerIdP,
+                       int *encodingP, bool *dbIsTemplateP, Oid *dbLastSysOidP,
+                       TransactionId *dbVacuumXidP, TransactionId *dbFrozenXidP,
+                       char *dbpath);
+static bool have_createdb_privilege(void);
+static char *resolve_alt_dbpath(const char *dbpath, Oid dboid);
+static bool remove_dbdirs(const char *real_loc, const char *altloc);
+
+/*
+ * CREATE DATABASE
+ */
 
 void
-createdb(char *dbname, char *dbpath, int encoding, CommandDest dest)
+createdb(const CreatedbStmt *stmt)
 {
-       Oid                     db_id;
-       int4            user_id;
-       char            buf[512];
-       char       *lp,
-                               loc[512];
+       char       *nominal_loc;
+       char       *alt_loc;
+       char       *target_dir;
+       char            src_loc[MAXPGPATH];
+#ifndef WIN32
+       char            buf[2 * MAXPGPATH + 100];
+#endif
+       Oid                     src_dboid;
+       AclId           src_owner;
+       int                     src_encoding;
+       bool            src_istemplate;
+       Oid                     src_lastsysoid;
+       TransactionId src_vacuumxid;
+       TransactionId src_frozenxid;
+       char            src_dbpath[MAXPGPATH];
+       Relation        pg_database_rel;
+       HeapTuple       tuple;
+       TupleDesc       pg_database_dsc;
+       Datum           new_record[Natts_pg_database];
+       char            new_record_nulls[Natts_pg_database];
+       Oid                     dboid;
+       AclId           datdba;
+       ListCell   *option;
+       DefElem    *downer = NULL;
+       DefElem    *dpath = NULL;
+       DefElem    *dtemplate = NULL;
+       DefElem    *dencoding = NULL;
+       char       *dbname = stmt->dbname;
+       char       *dbowner = NULL;
+       char       *dbpath = NULL;
+       char       *dbtemplate = NULL;
+       int                     encoding = -1;
+
+       /* Extract options from the statement node tree */
+       foreach(option, stmt->options)
+       {
+               DefElem    *defel = (DefElem *) lfirst(option);
+
+               if (strcmp(defel->defname, "owner") == 0)
+               {
+                       if (downer)
+                               ereport(ERROR,
+                                               (errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+                                                errmsg("conflicting or redundant options")));
+                       downer = defel;
+               }
+               else if (strcmp(defel->defname, "location") == 0)
+               {
+                       if (dpath)
+                               ereport(ERROR,
+                                               (errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+                                                errmsg("conflicting or redundant options")));
+                       dpath = defel;
+               }
+               else if (strcmp(defel->defname, "template") == 0)
+               {
+                       if (dtemplate)
+                               ereport(ERROR,
+                                               (errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+                                                errmsg("conflicting or redundant options")));
+                       dtemplate = defel;
+               }
+               else if (strcmp(defel->defname, "encoding") == 0)
+               {
+                       if (dencoding)
+                               ereport(ERROR,
+                                               (errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+                                                errmsg("conflicting or redundant options")));
+                       dencoding = defel;
+               }
+               else
+                       elog(ERROR, "option \"%s\" not recognized",
+                                defel->defname);
+       }
+
+       if (downer && downer->arg)
+               dbowner = strVal(downer->arg);
+       if (dpath && dpath->arg)
+               dbpath = strVal(dpath->arg);
+       if (dtemplate && dtemplate->arg)
+               dbtemplate = strVal(dtemplate->arg);
+       if (dencoding && dencoding->arg)
+       {
+               const char *encoding_name;
+
+               if (IsA(dencoding->arg, Integer))
+               {
+                       encoding = intVal(dencoding->arg);
+                       encoding_name = pg_encoding_to_char(encoding);
+                       if (strcmp(encoding_name, "") == 0 ||
+                               pg_valid_server_encoding(encoding_name) < 0)
+                               ereport(ERROR,
+                                               (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_OBJECT),
+                                                errmsg("%d is not a valid encoding code",
+                                                               encoding)));
+               }
+               else if (IsA(dencoding->arg, String))
+               {
+                       encoding_name = strVal(dencoding->arg);
+                       if (pg_valid_server_encoding(encoding_name) < 0)
+                               ereport(ERROR,
+                                               (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_OBJECT),
+                                                errmsg("%s is not a valid encoding name",
+                                                               encoding_name)));
+                       encoding = pg_char_to_encoding(encoding_name);
+               }
+               else
+                       elog(ERROR, "unrecognized node type: %d",
+                                nodeTag(dencoding->arg));
+       }
+
+       /* obtain sysid of proposed owner */
+       if (dbowner)
+               datdba = get_usesysid(dbowner); /* will ereport if no such user */
+       else
+               datdba = GetUserId();
+
+       if (datdba == GetUserId())
+       {
+               /* creating database for self: can be superuser or createdb */
+               if (!superuser() && !have_createdb_privilege())
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+                                        errmsg("permission denied to create database")));
+       }
+       else
+       {
+               /* creating database for someone else: must be superuser */
+               /* note that the someone else need not have any permissions */
+               if (!superuser())
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+                                        errmsg("must be superuser to create database for another user")));
+       }
+
+       /* don't call this in a transaction block */
+       PreventTransactionChain((void *) stmt, "CREATE DATABASE");
+
+       /* alternate location requires symlinks */
+#ifndef HAVE_SYMLINK
+       if (dbpath != NULL)
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+                  errmsg("cannot use an alternative location on this platform")));
+#endif
 
        /*
-        * If this call returns, the database does not exist and we're allowed
-        * to create databases.
+        * Check for db name conflict.  There is a race condition here, since
+        * another backend could create the same DB name before we commit.
+        * However, holding an exclusive lock on pg_database for the whole
+        * time we are copying the source database doesn't seem like a good
+        * idea, so accept possibility of race to create.  We will check again
+        * after we grab the exclusive lock.
         */
-       check_permissions("createdb", dbpath, dbname, &db_id, &user_id);
+       if (get_db_info(dbname, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_DATABASE),
+                                errmsg("database \"%s\" already exists", dbname)));
 
-       /* close virtual file descriptors so we can do system() calls */
+       /*
+        * Lookup database (template) to be cloned.
+        */
+       if (!dbtemplate)
+               dbtemplate = "template1";               /* Default template database name */
+
+       if (!get_db_info(dbtemplate, &src_dboid, &src_owner, &src_encoding,
+                                        &src_istemplate, &src_lastsysoid,
+                                        &src_vacuumxid, &src_frozenxid,
+                                        src_dbpath))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_DATABASE),
+                                errmsg("template database \"%s\" does not exist", dbtemplate)));
+
+       /*
+        * Permission check: to copy a DB that's not marked datistemplate, you
+        * must be superuser or the owner thereof.
+        */
+       if (!src_istemplate)
+       {
+               if (!superuser() && GetUserId() != src_owner)
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+                                        errmsg("permission denied to copy database \"%s\"",
+                                                       dbtemplate)));
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Determine physical path of source database
+        */
+       alt_loc = resolve_alt_dbpath(src_dbpath, src_dboid);
+       if (!alt_loc)
+               alt_loc = GetDatabasePath(src_dboid);
+       strcpy(src_loc, alt_loc);
+
+       /*
+        * The source DB can't have any active backends, except this one
+        * (exception is to allow CREATE DB while connected to template1).
+        * Otherwise we might copy inconsistent data.  This check is not
+        * bulletproof, since someone might connect while we are copying...
+        */
+       if (DatabaseHasActiveBackends(src_dboid, true))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_IN_USE),
+               errmsg("source database \"%s\" is being accessed by other users",
+                          dbtemplate)));
+
+       /* If encoding is defaulted, use source's encoding */
+       if (encoding < 0)
+               encoding = src_encoding;
+
+       /* Some encodings are client only */
+       if (!PG_VALID_BE_ENCODING(encoding))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
+                                errmsg("invalid server encoding %d", encoding)));
+
+       /*
+        * Preassign OID for pg_database tuple, so that we can compute db
+        * path.
+        */
+       dboid = newoid();
+
+       /*
+        * Compute nominal location (where we will try to access the
+        * database), and resolve alternate physical location if one is
+        * specified.
+        *
+        * If an alternate location is specified but is the same as the normal
+        * path, just drop the alternate-location spec (this seems friendlier
+        * than erroring out).  We must test this case to avoid creating a
+        * circular symlink below.
+        */
+       nominal_loc = GetDatabasePath(dboid);
+       alt_loc = resolve_alt_dbpath(dbpath, dboid);
+
+       if (alt_loc && strcmp(alt_loc, nominal_loc) == 0)
+       {
+               alt_loc = NULL;
+               dbpath = NULL;
+       }
+
+       if (strchr(nominal_loc, '\''))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
+                                errmsg("database path may not contain single quotes")));
+       if (alt_loc && strchr(alt_loc, '\''))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
+                                errmsg("database path may not contain single quotes")));
+       if (strchr(src_loc, '\''))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
+                                errmsg("database path may not contain single quotes")));
+       /* ... otherwise we'd be open to shell exploits below */
+
+       /*
+        * Force dirty buffers out to disk, to ensure source database is
+        * up-to-date for the copy.  (We really only need to flush buffers for
+        * the source database...)
+        */
+       BufferSync(-1, -1);
+
+       /*
+        * Close virtual file descriptors so the kernel has more available for
+        * the mkdir() and system() calls below.
+        */
        closeAllVfds();
 
-       /* Now create directory for this new database */
-       if ((dbpath != NULL) && (strcmp(dbpath, dbname) != 0))
+       /*
+        * Check we can create the target directory --- but then remove it
+        * because we rely on cp(1) to create it for real.
+        */
+       target_dir = alt_loc ? alt_loc : nominal_loc;
+
+       if (mkdir(target_dir, S_IRWXU) != 0)
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode_for_file_access(),
+                                errmsg("could not create database directory \"%s\": %m",
+                                               target_dir)));
+       if (rmdir(target_dir) != 0)
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode_for_file_access(),
+                                errmsg("could not remove temporary directory \"%s\": %m",
+                                               target_dir)));
+
+       /* Make the symlink, if needed */
+       if (alt_loc)
        {
-               if (*(dbpath + strlen(dbpath) - 1) == SEP_CHAR)
-                       *(dbpath + strlen(dbpath) - 1) = '\0';
-               snprintf(loc, 512, "%s%c%s", dbpath, SEP_CHAR, dbname);
+#ifdef HAVE_SYMLINK                            /* already throws error above */
+               if (symlink(alt_loc, nominal_loc) != 0)
+#endif
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errcode_for_file_access(),
+                                        errmsg("could not link file \"%s\" to \"%s\": %m",
+                                                       nominal_loc, alt_loc)));
        }
-       else
-               strcpy(loc, dbname);
 
-       lp = ExpandDatabasePath(loc);
+       /*
+        * Copy the template database to the new location
+        *
+        * XXX use of cp really makes this code pretty grotty, particularly
+        * with respect to lack of ability to report errors well.  Someday
+        * rewrite to do it for ourselves.
+        */
+#ifndef WIN32
+       /* We might need to use cp -R one day for portability */
+       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "cp -r '%s' '%s'", src_loc, target_dir);
+       if (system(buf) != 0)
+       {
+               if (remove_dbdirs(nominal_loc, alt_loc))
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errmsg("could not initialize database directory"),
+                                        errdetail("Failing system command was: %s", buf),
+                                        errhint("Look in the postmaster's stderr log for more information.")));
+               else
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errmsg("could not initialize database directory; delete failed as well"),
+                                        errdetail("Failing system command was: %s", buf),
+                                        errhint("Look in the postmaster's stderr log for more information.")));
+       }
+#else  /* WIN32 */
+       if (copydir(src_loc, target_dir) != 0)
+       {
+               /* copydir should already have given details of its troubles */
+               if (remove_dbdirs(nominal_loc, alt_loc))
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errmsg("could not initialize database directory")));
+               else
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errmsg("could not initialize database directory; delete failed as well")));
+       }
+#endif /* WIN32 */
+
+       /*
+        * Now OK to grab exclusive lock on pg_database.
+        */
+       pg_database_rel = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName, AccessExclusiveLock);
+
+       /* Check to see if someone else created same DB name meanwhile. */
+       if (get_db_info(dbname, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))
+       {
+               /* Don't hold lock while doing recursive remove */
+               heap_close(pg_database_rel, AccessExclusiveLock);
+               remove_dbdirs(nominal_loc, alt_loc);
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_DATABASE),
+                                errmsg("database \"%s\" already exists", dbname)));
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Insert a new tuple into pg_database
+        */
+       pg_database_dsc = RelationGetDescr(pg_database_rel);
+
+       /* Form tuple */
+       MemSet(new_record, 0, sizeof(new_record));
+       MemSet(new_record_nulls, ' ', sizeof(new_record_nulls));
+
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_datname - 1] =
+               DirectFunctionCall1(namein, CStringGetDatum(dbname));
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_datdba - 1] = Int32GetDatum(datdba);
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_encoding - 1] = Int32GetDatum(encoding);
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_datistemplate - 1] = BoolGetDatum(false);
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_datallowconn - 1] = BoolGetDatum(true);
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_datlastsysoid - 1] = ObjectIdGetDatum(src_lastsysoid);
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_datvacuumxid - 1] = TransactionIdGetDatum(src_vacuumxid);
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_datfrozenxid - 1] = TransactionIdGetDatum(src_frozenxid);
+       /* do not set datpath to null, GetRawDatabaseInfo won't cope */
+       new_record[Anum_pg_database_datpath - 1] =
+               DirectFunctionCall1(textin, CStringGetDatum(dbpath ? dbpath : ""));
+
+       /*
+        * We deliberately set datconfig and datacl to defaults (NULL), rather
+        * than copying them from the template database.  Copying datacl would
+        * be a bad idea when the owner is not the same as the template's
+        * owner. It's more debatable whether datconfig should be copied.
+        */
+       new_record_nulls[Anum_pg_database_datconfig - 1] = 'n';
+       new_record_nulls[Anum_pg_database_datacl - 1] = 'n';
+
+       tuple = heap_formtuple(pg_database_dsc, new_record, new_record_nulls);
 
-       if (lp == NULL)
-               elog(ERROR, "Unable to locate path '%s'"
-                        "\n\tThis may be due to a missing environment variable"
-                        " in the server", loc);
+       HeapTupleSetOid(tuple, dboid);          /* override heap_insert's OID
+                                                                                * selection */
 
-       if (mkdir(lp, S_IRWXU) != 0)
-               elog(ERROR, "Unable to create database directory '%s'", lp);
+       simple_heap_insert(pg_database_rel, tuple);
 
-       snprintf(buf, 512, "%s %s%cbase%ctemplate1%c* %s",
-                        COPY_CMD, DataDir, SEP_CHAR, SEP_CHAR, SEP_CHAR, lp);
-       system(buf);
+       /* Update indexes */
+       CatalogUpdateIndexes(pg_database_rel, tuple);
 
-       snprintf(buf, 512,
-                  "insert into pg_database (datname, datdba, encoding, datpath)"
-                 " values ('%s', '%d', '%d', '%s');", dbname, user_id, encoding,
-                        loc);
+       /* Close pg_database, but keep lock till commit */
+       heap_close(pg_database_rel, NoLock);
 
-       pg_exec_query_dest(buf, dest, false);
+       /*
+        * Force dirty buffers out to disk, so that newly-connecting backends
+        * will see the new database in pg_database right away.  (They'll see
+        * an uncommitted tuple, but they don't care; see GetRawDatabaseInfo.)
+        */
+       BufferSync(-1, -1);
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * DROP DATABASE
+ */
 void
-destroydb(char *dbname, CommandDest dest)
+dropdb(const char *dbname)
 {
-       int4            user_id;
+       int4            db_owner;
+       bool            db_istemplate;
        Oid                     db_id;
-       char       *path,
-                               dbpath[MAXPGPATH + 1],
-                               buf[512];
+       char       *alt_loc;
+       char       *nominal_loc;
+       char            dbpath[MAXPGPATH];
+       Relation        pgdbrel;
+       SysScanDesc pgdbscan;
+       ScanKeyData key;
+       HeapTuple       tup;
+
+       AssertArg(dbname);
+
+       if (strcmp(dbname, get_database_name(MyDatabaseId)) == 0)
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_IN_USE),
+                                errmsg("cannot drop the currently open database")));
+
+       PreventTransactionChain((void *) dbname, "DROP DATABASE");
 
        /*
-        * If this call returns, the database exists and we're allowed to
-        * remove it.
+        * Obtain exclusive lock on pg_database.  We need this to ensure that
+        * no new backend starts up in the target database while we are
+        * deleting it.  (Actually, a new backend might still manage to start
+        * up, because it will read pg_database without any locking to
+        * discover the database's OID.  But it will detect its error in
+        * ReverifyMyDatabase and shut down before any serious damage is done.
+        * See postinit.c.)
         */
-       check_permissions("destroydb", dbpath, dbname, &db_id, &user_id);
+       pgdbrel = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName, AccessExclusiveLock);
 
-       if (!OidIsValid(db_id))
-               elog(FATAL, "pg_database instance has an invalid OID");
+       if (!get_db_info(dbname, &db_id, &db_owner, NULL,
+                                        &db_istemplate, NULL, NULL, NULL, dbpath))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_DATABASE),
+                                errmsg("database \"%s\" does not exist", dbname)));
 
-       /* stop the vacuum daemon */
-       stop_vacuum(dbpath, dbname);
-
-       path = ExpandDatabasePath(dbpath);
-       if (path == NULL)
-               elog(ERROR, "Unable to locate path '%s'"
-                        "\n\tThis may be due to a missing environment variable"
-                        " in the server", dbpath);
+       if (GetUserId() != db_owner && !superuser())
+               aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, ACL_KIND_DATABASE,
+                                          dbname);
 
        /*
-        * remove the pg_database tuple FIRST, this may fail due to
-        * permissions problems
+        * Disallow dropping a DB that is marked istemplate.  This is just to
+        * prevent people from accidentally dropping template0 or template1;
+        * they can do so if they're really determined ...
         */
-       snprintf(buf, 512,
-       "delete from pg_database where pg_database.oid = \'%u\'::oid", db_id);
-       pg_exec_query_dest(buf, dest, false);
+       if (db_istemplate)
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
+                                errmsg("cannot drop a template database")));
 
-       /* drop pages for this database that are in the shared buffer cache */
-       DropBuffers(db_id);
+       nominal_loc = GetDatabasePath(db_id);
+       alt_loc = resolve_alt_dbpath(dbpath, db_id);
 
        /*
-        * remove the data directory. If the DELETE above failed, this will
-        * not be reached
+        * Check for active backends in the target database.
         */
-       snprintf(buf, 512, "rm -r %s", path);
-       system(buf);
-}
+       if (DatabaseHasActiveBackends(db_id, false))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_IN_USE),
+                          errmsg("database \"%s\" is being accessed by other users",
+                                         dbname)));
 
-static HeapTuple
-get_pg_dbtup(char *command, char *dbname, Relation dbrel)
-{
-       HeapTuple       dbtup;
-       HeapTuple       tup;
-       HeapScanDesc scan;
-       ScanKeyData scanKey;
+       /*
+        * Find the database's tuple by OID (should be unique).
+        */
+       ScanKeyInit(&key,
+                               ObjectIdAttributeNumber,
+                               BTEqualStrategyNumber, F_OIDEQ,
+                               ObjectIdGetDatum(db_id));
+
+       pgdbscan = systable_beginscan(pgdbrel, DatabaseOidIndex, true,
+                                                                 SnapshotNow, 1, &key);
+
+       tup = systable_getnext(pgdbscan);
+       if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
+       {
+               /*
+                * This error should never come up since the existence of the
+                * database is checked earlier
+                */
+               elog(ERROR, "database \"%s\" doesn't exist despite earlier reports to the contrary",
+                        dbname);
+       }
 
-       ScanKeyEntryInitialize(&scanKey, 0, Anum_pg_database_datname,
-                                                  F_NAMEEQ, NameGetDatum(dbname));
+       /* Remove the database's tuple from pg_database */
+       simple_heap_delete(pgdbrel, &tup->t_self);
 
-       scan = heap_beginscan(dbrel, 0, SnapshotNow, 1, &scanKey);
-       if (!HeapScanIsValid(scan))
-               elog(ERROR, "%s: cannot begin scan of pg_database", command);
+       systable_endscan(pgdbscan);
 
        /*
-        * since we want to return the tuple out of this proc, and we're going
-        * to close the relation, copy the tuple and return the copy.
+        * Delete any comments associated with the database
+        *
+        * NOTE: this is probably dead code since any such comments should have
+        * been in that database, not mine.
         */
-       tup = heap_getnext(scan, 0);
+       DeleteComments(db_id, RelationGetRelid(pgdbrel), 0);
 
-       if (HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
-               dbtup = heap_copytuple(tup);
-       else
-               dbtup = tup;
+       /*
+        * Close pg_database, but keep exclusive lock till commit to ensure
+        * that any new backend scanning pg_database will see the tuple dead.
+        */
+       heap_close(pgdbrel, NoLock);
+
+       /*
+        * Drop pages for this database that are in the shared buffer cache.
+        * This is important to ensure that no remaining backend tries to
+        * write out a dirty buffer to the dead database later...
+        */
+       DropBuffers(db_id);
+
+       /*
+        * Also, clean out any entries in the shared free space map.
+        */
+       FreeSpaceMapForgetDatabase(db_id);
 
-       heap_endscan(scan);
-       return dbtup;
+       /*
+        * Remove the database's subdirectory and everything in it.
+        */
+       remove_dbdirs(nominal_loc, alt_loc);
+
+       /*
+        * Force dirty buffers out to disk, so that newly-connecting backends
+        * will see the database tuple marked dead in pg_database right away.
+        * (They'll see an uncommitted deletion, but they don't care; see
+        * GetRawDatabaseInfo.)
+        */
+       BufferSync(-1, -1);
 }
 
+
 /*
- *     check_permissions() -- verify that the user is permitted to do this.
- *
- *     If the user is not allowed to carry out this operation, this routine
- *     elog(ERROR, ...)s, which will abort the xact.  As a side effect, the
- *     user's pg_user tuple OID is returned in userIdP and the target database's
- *     OID is returned in dbIdP.
+ * Rename database
  */
-
-static void
-check_permissions(char *command,
-                                 char *dbpath,
-                                 char *dbname,
-                                 Oid *dbIdP,
-                                 int4 *userIdP)
+void
+RenameDatabase(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 {
-       Relation        dbrel;
-       HeapTuple       dbtup,
-                               utup;
-       int4            dbowner = 0;
-       char            use_createdb;
-       bool            dbfound;
-       bool            use_super;
-       char       *userName;
-       text       *dbtext;
-       char            path[MAXPGPATH + 1];
-
-       userName = GetPgUserName();
-       utup = SearchSysCacheTuple(USENAME,
-                                                          PointerGetDatum(userName),
-                                                          0, 0, 0);
-       *userIdP = ((Form_pg_shadow) GETSTRUCT(utup))->usesysid;
-       use_super = ((Form_pg_shadow) GETSTRUCT(utup))->usesuper;
-       use_createdb = ((Form_pg_shadow) GETSTRUCT(utup))->usecreatedb;
-
-       /* Check to make sure user has permission to use createdb */
-       if (!use_createdb)
-       {
-               elog(ERROR, "user '%s' is not allowed to create/destroy databases",
-                        userName);
-       }
+       HeapTuple       tup,
+                               newtup;
+       Relation        rel;
+       SysScanDesc scan,
+                               scan2;
+       ScanKeyData key,
+                               key2;
 
-       /* Make sure we are not mucking with the template database */
-       if (!strcmp(dbname, "template1"))
-               elog(ERROR, "%s: cannot be executed on the template database", command);
+       /*
+        * Obtain AccessExclusiveLock so that no new session gets started
+        * while the rename is in progress.
+        */
+       rel = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName, AccessExclusiveLock);
 
-       /* Check to make sure database is not the currently open database */
-       if (!strcmp(dbname, DatabaseName))
-               elog(ERROR, "%s: cannot be executed on an open database", command);
+       ScanKeyInit(&key,
+                               Anum_pg_database_datname,
+                               BTEqualStrategyNumber, F_NAMEEQ,
+                               NameGetDatum(oldname));
+       scan = systable_beginscan(rel, DatabaseNameIndex, true,
+                                                         SnapshotNow, 1, &key);
 
-       /* Check to make sure database is owned by this user */
+       tup = systable_getnext(scan);
+       if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_DATABASE),
+                                errmsg("database \"%s\" does not exist", oldname)));
 
        /*
-        * need the reldesc to get the database owner out of dbtup and to set
-        * a write lock on it.
+        * XXX Client applications probably store the current database
+        * somewhere, so renaming it could cause confusion.  On the other
+        * hand, there may not be an actual problem besides a little
+        * confusion, so think about this and decide.
         */
-       dbrel = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName);
-
-       if (!RelationIsValid(dbrel))
-               elog(FATAL, "%s: cannot open relation \"%-.*s\"",
-                        command, DatabaseRelationName);
+       if (HeapTupleGetOid(tup) == MyDatabaseId)
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+                                errmsg("current database may not be renamed")));
 
        /*
-        * Acquire a write lock on pg_database from the beginning to avoid
-        * upgrading a read lock to a write lock.  Upgrading causes long
-        * delays when multiple 'createdb's or 'destroydb's are run simult.
-        * -mer 7/3/91
+        * Make sure the database does not have active sessions.  Might not be
+        * necessary, but it's consistent with other database operations.
         */
-       LockRelation(dbrel, AccessExclusiveLock);
-       dbtup = get_pg_dbtup(command, dbname, dbrel);
-       dbfound = HeapTupleIsValid(dbtup);
+       if (DatabaseHasActiveBackends(HeapTupleGetOid(tup), false))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_IN_USE),
+                          errmsg("database \"%s\" is being accessed by other users",
+                                         oldname)));
 
-       if (dbfound)
-       {
-               dbowner = (int4) heap_getattr(dbtup,
-                                                                         Anum_pg_database_datdba,
-                                                                         RelationGetDescr(dbrel),
-                                                                         (char *) NULL);
-               *dbIdP = dbtup->t_data->t_oid;
-               dbtext = (text *) heap_getattr(dbtup,
-                                                                          Anum_pg_database_datpath,
-                                                                          RelationGetDescr(dbrel),
-                                                                          (char *) NULL);
-
-               strncpy(path, VARDATA(dbtext), (VARSIZE(dbtext) - VARHDRSZ));
-               *(path + VARSIZE(dbtext) - VARHDRSZ) = '\0';
-       }
-       else
-               *dbIdP = InvalidOid;
+       /* make sure the new name doesn't exist */
+       ScanKeyInit(&key2,
+                               Anum_pg_database_datname,
+                               BTEqualStrategyNumber, F_NAMEEQ,
+                               NameGetDatum(newname));
+       scan2 = systable_beginscan(rel, DatabaseNameIndex, true,
+                                                          SnapshotNow, 1, &key2);
+       if (HeapTupleIsValid(systable_getnext(scan2)))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_DATABASE),
+                                errmsg("database \"%s\" already exists", newname)));
+       systable_endscan(scan2);
 
-       heap_close(dbrel);
+       /* must be owner */
+       if (!pg_database_ownercheck(HeapTupleGetOid(tup), GetUserId()))
+               aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, ACL_KIND_DATABASE,
+                                          oldname);
+
+       /* must have createdb */
+       if (!have_createdb_privilege())
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+                                errmsg("permission denied to rename database")));
+
+       /* rename */
+       newtup = heap_copytuple(tup);
+       namestrcpy(&(((Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(newtup))->datname), newname);
+       simple_heap_update(rel, &tup->t_self, newtup);
+       CatalogUpdateIndexes(rel, newtup);
+
+       systable_endscan(scan);
+       heap_close(rel, NoLock);
 
        /*
-        * Now be sure that the user is allowed to do this.
+        * Force dirty buffers out to disk, so that newly-connecting backends
+        * will see the renamed database in pg_database right away.  (They'll
+        * see an uncommitted tuple, but they don't care; see
+        * GetRawDatabaseInfo.)
         */
+       BufferSync(-1, -1);
+}
 
-       if (dbfound && !strcmp(command, "createdb"))
-       {
 
-               elog(ERROR, "createdb: database '%s' already exists", dbname);
+/*
+ * ALTER DATABASE name SET ...
+ */
+void
+AlterDatabaseSet(AlterDatabaseSetStmt *stmt)
+{
+       char       *valuestr;
+       HeapTuple       tuple,
+                               newtuple;
+       Relation        rel;
+       ScanKeyData scankey;
+       SysScanDesc scan;
+       Datum           repl_val[Natts_pg_database];
+       char            repl_null[Natts_pg_database];
+       char            repl_repl[Natts_pg_database];
+
+       valuestr = flatten_set_variable_args(stmt->variable, stmt->value);
 
-       }
-       else if (!dbfound && !strcmp(command, "destroydb"))
-       {
+       rel = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName, RowExclusiveLock);
+       ScanKeyInit(&scankey,
+                               Anum_pg_database_datname,
+                               BTEqualStrategyNumber, F_NAMEEQ,
+                               NameGetDatum(stmt->dbname));
+       scan = systable_beginscan(rel, DatabaseNameIndex, true,
+                                                         SnapshotNow, 1, &scankey);
+       tuple = systable_getnext(scan);
+       if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_DATABASE),
+                                errmsg("database \"%s\" does not exist", stmt->dbname)));
 
-               elog(ERROR, "destroydb: database '%s' does not exist", dbname);
+       if (!(superuser()
+               || ((Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(tuple))->datdba == GetUserId()))
+               aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, ACL_KIND_DATABASE,
+                                          stmt->dbname);
 
+       MemSet(repl_repl, ' ', sizeof(repl_repl));
+       repl_repl[Anum_pg_database_datconfig - 1] = 'r';
+
+       if (strcmp(stmt->variable, "all") == 0 && valuestr == NULL)
+       {
+               /* RESET ALL */
+               repl_null[Anum_pg_database_datconfig - 1] = 'n';
+               repl_val[Anum_pg_database_datconfig - 1] = (Datum) 0;
        }
-       else if (dbfound && !strcmp(command, "destroydb")
-                        && dbowner != *userIdP && use_super == false)
+       else
        {
+               Datum           datum;
+               bool            isnull;
+               ArrayType  *a;
+
+               repl_null[Anum_pg_database_datconfig - 1] = ' ';
 
-               elog(ERROR, "%s: database '%s' is not owned by you", command, dbname);
+               datum = heap_getattr(tuple, Anum_pg_database_datconfig,
+                                                        RelationGetDescr(rel), &isnull);
 
+               a = isnull ? NULL : DatumGetArrayTypeP(datum);
+
+               if (valuestr)
+                       a = GUCArrayAdd(a, stmt->variable, valuestr);
+               else
+                       a = GUCArrayDelete(a, stmt->variable);
+
+               if (a)
+                       repl_val[Anum_pg_database_datconfig - 1] = PointerGetDatum(a);
+               else
+                       repl_null[Anum_pg_database_datconfig - 1] = 'n';
        }
 
-       if (dbfound && !strcmp(command, "destroydb"))
-               strcpy(dbpath, path);
-}      /* check_permissions() */
+       newtuple = heap_modifytuple(tuple, rel, repl_val, repl_null, repl_repl);
+       simple_heap_update(rel, &tuple->t_self, newtuple);
+
+       /* Update indexes */
+       CatalogUpdateIndexes(rel, newtuple);
+
+       systable_endscan(scan);
+       heap_close(rel, RowExclusiveLock);
+}
+
 
 /*
- *     stop_vacuum() -- stop the vacuum daemon on the database, if one is running.
+ * ALTER DATABASE name OWNER TO newowner
  */
-static void
-stop_vacuum(char *dbpath, char *dbname)
+void
+AlterDatabaseOwner(const char *dbname, const char *newowner)
 {
-       char            filename[256];
-       FILE       *fp;
-       int                     pid;
+       AclId           newdatdba;
+       HeapTuple       tuple,
+                               newtuple;
+       Relation        rel;
+       ScanKeyData scankey;
+       SysScanDesc scan;
+
+       rel = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName, RowExclusiveLock);
+       ScanKeyInit(&scankey,
+                               Anum_pg_database_datname,
+                               BTEqualStrategyNumber, F_NAMEEQ,
+                               NameGetDatum(dbname));
+       scan = systable_beginscan(rel, DatabaseNameIndex, true,
+                                                         SnapshotNow, 1, &scankey);
+       tuple = systable_getnext(scan);
+       if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_DATABASE),
+                                errmsg("database \"%s\" does not exist", dbname)));
+
+       /* obtain sysid of proposed owner */
+       newdatdba = get_usesysid(newowner); /* will ereport if no such user */
+
+       /* changing owner's database for someone else: must be superuser */
+       /* note that the someone else need not have any permissions */
+       if (!superuser())
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+                                errmsg("must be superuser to change owner's database for another user")));
+
+       /* change owner */
+       newtuple = heap_copytuple(tuple);
+       ((Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(newtuple))->datdba = newdatdba;
+       simple_heap_update(rel, &tuple->t_self, newtuple);
+       CatalogUpdateIndexes(rel, newtuple);
+
+       systable_endscan(scan);
+       heap_close(rel, NoLock);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Helper functions
+ */
 
-       if (strchr(dbpath, SEP_CHAR) != 0)
+static bool
+get_db_info(const char *name, Oid *dbIdP, int4 *ownerIdP,
+                       int *encodingP, bool *dbIsTemplateP, Oid *dbLastSysOidP,
+                       TransactionId *dbVacuumXidP, TransactionId *dbFrozenXidP,
+                       char *dbpath)
+{
+       Relation        relation;
+       ScanKeyData scanKey;
+       SysScanDesc scan;
+       HeapTuple       tuple;
+       bool            gottuple;
+
+       AssertArg(name);
+
+       /* Caller may wish to grab a better lock on pg_database beforehand... */
+       relation = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName, AccessShareLock);
+
+       ScanKeyInit(&scanKey,
+                               Anum_pg_database_datname,
+                               BTEqualStrategyNumber, F_NAMEEQ,
+                               NameGetDatum(name));
+
+       scan = systable_beginscan(relation, DatabaseNameIndex, true,
+                                                         SnapshotNow, 1, &scanKey);
+
+       tuple = systable_getnext(scan);
+
+       gottuple = HeapTupleIsValid(tuple);
+       if (gottuple)
        {
-               snprintf(filename, 256, "%s%cbase%c%s%c%s.vacuum",
-                                DataDir, SEP_CHAR, SEP_CHAR, dbname, SEP_CHAR, dbname);
+               Form_pg_database dbform = (Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
+
+               /* oid of the database */
+               if (dbIdP)
+                       *dbIdP = HeapTupleGetOid(tuple);
+               /* sysid of the owner */
+               if (ownerIdP)
+                       *ownerIdP = dbform->datdba;
+               /* character encoding */
+               if (encodingP)
+                       *encodingP = dbform->encoding;
+               /* allowed as template? */
+               if (dbIsTemplateP)
+                       *dbIsTemplateP = dbform->datistemplate;
+               /* last system OID used in database */
+               if (dbLastSysOidP)
+                       *dbLastSysOidP = dbform->datlastsysoid;
+               /* limit of vacuumed XIDs */
+               if (dbVacuumXidP)
+                       *dbVacuumXidP = dbform->datvacuumxid;
+               /* limit of frozen XIDs */
+               if (dbFrozenXidP)
+                       *dbFrozenXidP = dbform->datfrozenxid;
+               /* database path (as registered in pg_database) */
+               if (dbpath)
+               {
+                       Datum           datum;
+                       bool            isnull;
+
+                       datum = heap_getattr(tuple,
+                                                                Anum_pg_database_datpath,
+                                                                RelationGetDescr(relation),
+                                                                &isnull);
+                       if (!isnull)
+                       {
+                               text       *pathtext = DatumGetTextP(datum);
+                               int                     pathlen = VARSIZE(pathtext) - VARHDRSZ;
+
+                               Assert(pathlen >= 0 && pathlen < MAXPGPATH);
+                               strncpy(dbpath, VARDATA(pathtext), pathlen);
+                               *(dbpath + pathlen) = '\0';
+                       }
+                       else
+                               strcpy(dbpath, "");
+               }
        }
+
+       systable_endscan(scan);
+       heap_close(relation, AccessShareLock);
+
+       return gottuple;
+}
+
+static bool
+have_createdb_privilege(void)
+{
+       HeapTuple       utup;
+       bool            retval;
+
+       utup = SearchSysCache(SHADOWSYSID,
+                                                 Int32GetDatum(GetUserId()),
+                                                 0, 0, 0);
+
+       if (!HeapTupleIsValid(utup))
+               retval = false;
        else
-               snprintf(filename, 256, "%s%c%s.vacuum", dbpath, SEP_CHAR, dbname);
+               retval = ((Form_pg_shadow) GETSTRUCT(utup))->usecreatedb;
 
-#ifndef __CYGWIN32__
-       if ((fp = AllocateFile(filename, "r")) != NULL)
-#else
-       if ((fp = AllocateFile(filename, "rb")) != NULL)
+       ReleaseSysCache(utup);
+
+       return retval;
+}
+
+
+static char *
+resolve_alt_dbpath(const char *dbpath, Oid dboid)
+{
+       const char *prefix;
+       char       *ret;
+       size_t          len;
+
+       if (dbpath == NULL || dbpath[0] == '\0')
+               return NULL;
+
+       if (first_path_separator(dbpath))
+       {
+               if (!is_absolute_path(dbpath))
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+                                        errmsg("relative paths are not allowed as database locations")));
+#ifndef ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_DBPATHS
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+               errmsg("absolute paths are not allowed as database locations")));
 #endif
+               prefix = dbpath;
+       }
+       else
        {
-               fscanf(fp, "%d", &pid);
-               FreeFile(fp);
-               if (kill(pid, SIGKILLDAEMON1) < 0)
+               /* must be environment variable */
+               char       *var = getenv(dbpath);
+
+               if (!var)
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_OBJECT),
+                          errmsg("postmaster environment variable \"%s\" not found",
+                                         dbpath)));
+               if (!is_absolute_path(var))
+                       ereport(ERROR,
+                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
+                                        errmsg("postmaster environment variable \"%s\" must be absolute path",
+                                                       dbpath)));
+               prefix = var;
+       }
+
+       len = strlen(prefix) + 6 + sizeof(Oid) * 8 + 1;
+       if (len >= MAXPGPATH - 100)
+               ereport(ERROR,
+                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
+                                errmsg("alternative path is too long")));
+
+       ret = palloc(len);
+       snprintf(ret, len, "%s/base/%u", prefix, dboid);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+remove_dbdirs(const char *nominal_loc, const char *alt_loc)
+{
+       const char *target_dir;
+       char            buf[MAXPGPATH + 100];
+       bool            success = true;
+
+       target_dir = alt_loc ? alt_loc : nominal_loc;
+
+       /*
+        * Close virtual file descriptors so the kernel has more available for
+        * the system() call below.
+        */
+       closeAllVfds();
+
+       if (alt_loc)
+       {
+               /* remove symlink */
+               if (unlink(nominal_loc) != 0)
                {
-                       elog(ERROR, "can't kill vacuum daemon (pid %d) on '%s'",
-                                pid, dbname);
+                       ereport(WARNING,
+                                       (errcode_for_file_access(),
+                                        errmsg("could not remove file \"%s\": %m", nominal_loc)));
+                       success = false;
                }
        }
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "rm -rf '%s'", target_dir);
+#else
+       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "rmdir /s /q \"%s\"", target_dir);
+#endif
+
+       if (system(buf) != 0)
+       {
+               ereport(WARNING,
+                               (errmsg("could not remove database directory \"%s\"",
+                                               target_dir),
+                                errdetail("Failing system command was: %s", buf),
+                                errhint("Look in the postmaster's stderr log for more information.")));
+               success = false;
+       }
+
+       return success;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * get_database_oid - given a database name, look up the OID
+ *
+ * Returns InvalidOid if database name not found.
+ *
+ * This is not actually used in this file, but is exported for use elsewhere.
+ */
+Oid
+get_database_oid(const char *dbname)
+{
+       Relation        pg_database;
+       ScanKeyData entry[1];
+       SysScanDesc scan;
+       HeapTuple       dbtuple;
+       Oid                     oid;
+
+       /* There's no syscache for pg_database, so must look the hard way */
+       pg_database = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName, AccessShareLock);
+       ScanKeyInit(&entry[0],
+                               Anum_pg_database_datname,
+                               BTEqualStrategyNumber, F_NAMEEQ,
+                               CStringGetDatum(dbname));
+       scan = systable_beginscan(pg_database, DatabaseNameIndex, true,
+                                                         SnapshotNow, 1, entry);
+
+       dbtuple = systable_getnext(scan);
+
+       /* We assume that there can be at most one matching tuple */
+       if (HeapTupleIsValid(dbtuple))
+               oid = HeapTupleGetOid(dbtuple);
+       else
+               oid = InvalidOid;
+
+       systable_endscan(scan);
+       heap_close(pg_database, AccessShareLock);
+
+       return oid;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * get_database_name - given a database OID, look up the name
+ *
+ * Returns InvalidOid if database name not found.
+ *
+ * This is not actually used in this file, but is exported for use elsewhere.
+ */
+char *
+get_database_name(Oid dbid)
+{
+       Relation        pg_database;
+       ScanKeyData entry[1];
+       SysScanDesc scan;
+       HeapTuple       dbtuple;
+       char       *result;
+
+       /* There's no syscache for pg_database, so must look the hard way */
+       pg_database = heap_openr(DatabaseRelationName, AccessShareLock);
+       ScanKeyInit(&entry[0],
+                               ObjectIdAttributeNumber,
+                               BTEqualStrategyNumber, F_OIDEQ,
+                               ObjectIdGetDatum(dbid));
+       scan = systable_beginscan(pg_database, DatabaseOidIndex, true,
+                                                         SnapshotNow, 1, entry);
+
+       dbtuple = systable_getnext(scan);
+
+       /* We assume that there can be at most one matching tuple */
+       if (HeapTupleIsValid(dbtuple))
+               result = pstrdup(NameStr(((Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(dbtuple))->datname));
+       else
+               result = NULL;
+
+       systable_endscan(scan);
+       heap_close(pg_database, AccessShareLock);
+
+       return result;
 }