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Predefined roles introduced in PostgreSQL 14 reduced my responsibilities

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  User management is a crucial role in the database, and the DBA should assign suitable permissions to users. For example, some users require read-only access to all tables, while others require read/write access (application user). Now, if I want to allow the read or read-write access to the user, I need to perform specific instructions on the database. Let's take example for read and read-write Read 1.  Grant select on all existing tables in schema to user 2.  Alter default privileges for feature tables 3.  Grant usage on schema   Read-Write   1.  Grant select,insert,delete,update on all existing tables in schema to user 2.  Alter default privileges for feature tables 3.  Grant usage on schema   If there are comparable requirements for additional users, it is preferable to construct separate roles with different permissions, such as read and write roles, and then grant the roles to users depending on the requirements.   I used to follow the mentioned procedure, but not anymore af