Index: doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/lib/postgresql/CVSREPO/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.70
diff -c -r1.70 grant.sgml
*** doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml	3 Jul 2008 15:59:55 -0000	1.70
--- doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml	1 Sep 2008 06:43:08 -0000
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*** 401,410 ****
     </para>

     <para>
!     Granting permission on a table does not automatically extend 
!     permissions to any sequences used by the table, including 
!     sequences tied to <type>SERIAL</> columns.  Permissions on 
!     sequence must be set separately.
     </para>

     <para>
--- 401,410 ----
     </para>

     <para>
!     Granting INSERT permissions on a table automatically extends it 
!     to any sequences owned by the table, including sequences tied to 
! 	<type>SERIAL</> columns. All other permissions must be set 
! 	separately.
     </para>

     <para>
Index: src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c
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RCS file: /var/lib/postgresql/CVSREPO/pgsql/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c,v
retrieving revision 1.147
diff -c -r1.147 aclchk.c
*** src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c	19 Jun 2008 00:46:03 -0000	1.147
--- src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c	1 Sep 2008 06:06:26 -0000
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*** 361,366 ****
--- 361,396 ----
  	}

  	ExecGrantStmt_oids(&istmt);
+ 
+ 	/*
+ 	 * If the objtype is a relation and the privileges includes INSERT
+ 	 * then extend it as USAGE to the sequences owned by the 
+ 	 * relation
+ 	 */
+ 	if (istmt.objtype == ACL_OBJECT_RELATION && 
+ 		(istmt.all_privs || (istmt.privileges & ACL_INSERT))) 
+ 	{
+ 		InternalGrant istmt_seq;
+ 
+ 		istmt_seq.is_grant = istmt.is_grant;
+ 		istmt_seq.objtype = ACL_OBJECT_SEQUENCE;
+ 		istmt_seq.grantees = istmt.grantees;
+ 		istmt_seq.grant_option = istmt.grant_option;
+ 		istmt_seq.behavior = istmt.behavior;
+ 
+ 		istmt_seq.all_privs = false;
+ 		istmt_seq.privileges = ACL_NO_RIGHTS;
+ 
+ 		istmt_seq.privileges |= ACL_USAGE;
+ 
+ 		istmt_seq.objects = NIL;
+ 		foreach(cell, istmt.objects)
+         	istmt_seq.objects = list_concat(istmt_seq.objects,
+ 								getOwnedSequences(lfirst_oid(cell)));
+  
+ 		if (istmt_seq.objects != NIL)
+ 			ExecGrantStmt_oids(&istmt_seq);
+ 	} 
  }

  /*
Index: src/test/regress/expected/dependency.out
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/lib/postgresql/CVSREPO/pgsql/src/test/regress/expected/dependency.out,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -c -r1.7 dependency.out
*** src/test/regress/expected/dependency.out	3 Jul 2008 15:59:55 -0000	1.7
--- src/test/regress/expected/dependency.out	1 Sep 2008 06:18:43 -0000
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*** 13,19 ****
  -- can't drop neither because they have privileges somewhere
  DROP USER regression_user;
  ERROR:  role "regression_user" cannot be dropped because some objects depend on it
! DETAIL:  access to table deptest
  DROP GROUP regression_group;
  ERROR:  role "regression_group" cannot be dropped because some objects depend on it
  DETAIL:  access to table deptest
--- 13,20 ----
  -- can't drop neither because they have privileges somewhere
  DROP USER regression_user;
  ERROR:  role "regression_user" cannot be dropped because some objects depend on it
! DETAIL:  access to sequence deptest_f1_seq
! access to table deptest
  DROP GROUP regression_group;
  ERROR:  role "regression_group" cannot be dropped because some objects depend on it
  DETAIL:  access to table deptest