diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/arbitrary_configs/citus_arbitrary_configs.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/arbitrary_configs/citus_arbitrary_configs.py
index 52924aa11af..110ceed0950 100755
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/arbitrary_configs/citus_arbitrary_configs.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/arbitrary_configs/citus_arbitrary_configs.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 parallel_thread_amount = 1
 
 
-def _run_pg_regress_on_port(config, port, schedule_name, extra_tests=""):
+def _run_pg_regress_on_port(config, port, schedule_name, user, extra_tests=""):
     return common.run_pg_regress_without_exit(
         config.bindir,
         config.pg_srcdir,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def _run_pg_regress_on_port(config, port, schedule_name, extra_tests=""):
         schedule_name,
         config.output_dir,
         config.input_dir,
-        config.user,
+        user,
         extra_tests,
     )
 
@@ -54,12 +54,11 @@ def run_for_config(config, lock, sql_schedule_name):
     common.initialize_citus_cluster(
         config.bindir, config.datadir, config.settings, config
     )
-    if config.user == cfg.REGULAR_USER_NAME:
-        common.create_role(
-            config.bindir,
-            config.node_name_to_ports.values(),
-            config.user,
-        )
+    common.create_role(
+        config.bindir,
+        config.node_name_to_ports.values(),
+        cfg.REGULAR_USER_NAME,
+    )
 
     copy_copy_modified_binary(config.datadir)
     copy_test_files(config)
@@ -91,20 +90,25 @@ def run_for_config(config, lock, sql_schedule_name):
         )
 
     exitCode |= _run_pg_regress_on_port(
-        config, config.coordinator_port(), cfg.CREATE_SCHEDULE
+        config, config.coordinator_port(), cfg.CREATE_SCHEDULE, config.owner_role
     )
     common.save_regression_diff("create", config.output_dir)
 
     extra_tests = os.getenv("EXTRA_TESTS", "")
     if config.is_mx and config.worker_amount > 0:
         exitCode |= _run_pg_regress_on_port(
-            config, config.random_port(), sql_schedule_name, extra_tests=extra_tests
+            config,
+            config.random_port(),
+            sql_schedule_name,
+            config.user,
+            extra_tests=extra_tests,
         )
     else:
         exitCode |= _run_pg_regress_on_port(
             config,
             config.coordinator_port(),
             sql_schedule_name,
+            config.user,
             extra_tests=extra_tests,
         )
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
index 9b81863e263..dd0b9f245c6 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ def __init__(self, arguments):
         self.pg_srcdir = arguments["--pgxsdir"]
         self.temp_dir = CITUS_ARBITRARY_TEST_DIR
         self.worker_amount = 2
+        # User is that will execute the sql scripts
         self.user = REGULAR_USER_NAME
+        # If owner_role is set to something else than None, that role will be
+        # used to execute all the xyz_create.sql scripts, so that the tables
+        # are owned by that role.
+        self.owner_role = None
         self.dbname = DATABASE_NAME
         self.is_mx = True
         self.is_citus = True
@@ -129,6 +134,8 @@ def post_init(self):
         self.output_file = os.path.join(self.datadir, "run.out")
         if self.worker_amount > 0:
             self.chosen_random_worker_port = self.random_worker_port()
+        if self.owner_role is None:
+            self.owner_role = self.user
         self.settings.update(self.new_settings)
 
     def coordinator_port(self):
@@ -177,6 +184,11 @@ def __init__(self, arguments):
             "arbitrary_configs_alter_table_add_constraint_without_name",
         ]
 
+class CitusGrantedPermissionsClusterConfig(CitusDefaultClusterConfig):
+    def __init__(self, arguments):
+        super().__init__(arguments)
+        self.owner_role = SUPER_USER_NAME
+
 
 class CitusUpgradeConfig(CitusBaseClusterConfig):
     def __init__(self, arguments, pre_tar, post_tar):
diff --git a/src/test/regress/create_schedule b/src/test/regress/create_schedule
index e301678b9de..efedf390b06 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/create_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/create_schedule
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+test: auto_grant_all_to_regularuser
 test: intermediate_result_pruning_create
 test: prepared_statements_create_load ch_benchmarks_create_load
 test: dropped_columns_create_load distributed_planning_create_load
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_cascade_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_cascade_create.out
index 00caa435ed9..205e345f12f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_cascade_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_cascade_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA truncate_cascade_tests_schema;
 SET search_path TO truncate_cascade_tests_schema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA truncate_cascade_tests_schema TO regularuser;
 -- tables connected with foreign keys
 CREATE TABLE table_with_pk(a bigint PRIMARY KEY);
 CREATE TABLE table_with_fk_1(a bigint, b bigint, FOREIGN KEY (b) REFERENCES table_with_pk(a));
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_create.out
index ba19ab64f2d..c02854e2af7 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA truncate_tests_schema;
 SET search_path TO truncate_tests_schema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA truncate_tests_schema TO regularuser;
 -- simple table
 CREATE TABLE basic_table(a int);
 -- partioned table
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_partition_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_partition_create.out
index 3ffbb036a80..a2fc50ff3a5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_partition_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/arbitrary_configs_truncate_partition_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA truncate_partition_tests_schema;
 SET search_path TO truncate_partition_tests_schema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA truncate_partition_tests_schema TO regularuser;
 -- partioned table
 CREATE TABLE partitioned_table(a int) PARTITION BY RANGE(a);
 CREATE TABLE partitioned_table_0 PARTITION OF partitioned_table
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/auto_grant_all_to_regularuser.out b/src/test/regress/expected/auto_grant_all_to_regularuser.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..959d8a9faec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/auto_grant_all_to_regularuser.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON SCHEMAS TO regularuser; -- does not work with citus
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO regularuser; -- does not work for views with citus
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON TYPES TO regularuser;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO regularuser;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON FUNCTIONS TO regularuser;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/ch_benchmarks_create_load.out b/src/test/regress/expected/ch_benchmarks_create_load.out
index 217b53b7b99..8c246509a21 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/ch_benchmarks_create_load.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/ch_benchmarks_create_load.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "ch benchmarks";
 SET search_path to "ch benchmarks";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "ch benchmarks" TO regularuser;
 CREATE TABLE order_line (
     ol_w_id int NOT NULL,
     ol_d_id int NOT NULL,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/distributed_planning_create_load.out b/src/test/regress/expected/distributed_planning_create_load.out
index adfed245e96..1440898da9b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/distributed_planning_create_load.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/distributed_planning_create_load.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "distributed planning";
 SET search_path TO "distributed planning";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "distributed planning" TO regularuser;
 CREATE TABLE
 date_part_table (event_time timestamp, event int, user_id int)
 partition by range (event_time);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/dropped_columns_create_load.out b/src/test/regress/expected/dropped_columns_create_load.out
index 1d5bbf4dab8..396b9774a30 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/dropped_columns_create_load.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/dropped_columns_create_load.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA local_shard_execution_dropped_column;
 SET search_path TO local_shard_execution_dropped_column;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA local_shard_execution_dropped_column TO regularuser;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a int, b int, c int UNIQUE, d int, e int);
 ALTER TABLE t1 DROP COLUMN e;
 SELECT create_distributed_table('t1', 'c');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/function_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/function_create.out
index 692b6080509..3e44ba9a0cc 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/function_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/function_create.out
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 \set VERBOSITY terse
 CREATE SCHEMA function_create;
 SET search_path TO function_create;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA function_create TO regularuser;
 -- helper function to verify the function of a coordinator is the same on all workers
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION verify_function_is_same_on_workers(funcname text)
     RETURNS bool
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/index_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/index_create.out
index 4d3455ce5cd..9cacd8a9fe8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/index_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/index_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA index_create;
 SET search_path TO index_create;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA index_create TO regularuser;
 CREATE TABLE test_tbl (a INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, b text, c BIGINT);
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX CONCURRENTLY a_index ON test_tbl (a);
 SELECT create_distributed_table('test_tbl','a');
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ SELECT 'alter_idx_rename_test_3'::regclass, 'alter_idx_rename_test_idx_3'::regcl
 (1 row)
 
 SELECT 'alter_idx_rename_test_parted_3'::regclass, 'alter_idx_rename_test_parted_idx_3'::regclass;
-        regclass         |          regclass
+            regclass            |              regclass
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  alter_idx_rename_test_parted_3 | alter_idx_rename_test_parted_idx_3
 (1 row)
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ SELECT 'alter_idx_rename_test_3'::regclass, 'alter_idx_rename_test_idx_3'::regcl
 (1 row)
 
 SELECT 'alter_idx_rename_test_parted_3'::regclass, 'alter_idx_rename_test_parted_idx_3'::regclass;
-        regclass         |          regclass
+            regclass            |              regclass
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  alter_idx_rename_test_parted_3 | alter_idx_rename_test_parted_idx_3
 (1 row)
@@ -107,4 +108,4 @@ ALTER INDEX alter_idx_rename_test_idx_3 RENAME TO alter_idx_rename_test_idx_4;
 DROP INDEX alter_idx_rename_test_idx_4;
 DROP TABLE alter_idx_rename_test_3;
 DROP INDEX alter_idx_rename_test_parted_idx_3;
-DROP TABLE alter_idx_rename_test_parted_3;
\ No newline at end of file
+DROP TABLE alter_idx_rename_test_parted_3;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/intermediate_result_pruning_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/intermediate_result_pruning_create.out
index 7d497266dbc..40bb87f9d19 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/intermediate_result_pruning_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/intermediate_result_pruning_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "intermediate result pruning";
 SET search_path TO "intermediate result pruning";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "intermediate result pruning" TO regularuser;
 CREATE TABLE table_1 (key int, value text);
 SELECT create_distributed_table('table_1', 'key');
  create_distributed_table
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/local_dist_join_load.out b/src/test/regress/expected/local_dist_join_load.out
index ce68edc8d73..e9936394130 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/local_dist_join_load.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/local_dist_join_load.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA local_dist_join_mixed;
 SET search_path TO local_dist_join_mixed;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA local_dist_join_mixed TO regularuser;
 CREATE TABLE distributed (key int, id bigserial PRIMARY KEY,
                     	  name text,
                     	  created_at timestamptz DEFAULT now(), b int);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/nested_execution_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/nested_execution_create.out
index 889f088720d..314387aa5f7 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/nested_execution_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/nested_execution_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA nested_execution;
 SET search_path TO nested_execution;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA nested_execution TO regularuser;
 -- some of the next_execution tests change for single shard
 SET citus.shard_count TO 4;
 CREATE TABLE distributed (key int, name text,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/partitioned_indexes_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/partitioned_indexes_create.out
index c3ffd20badf..4902c9beca9 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/partitioned_indexes_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/partitioned_indexes_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "partitioned indexes";
 SET search_path TO "partitioned indexes";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "partitioned indexes" TO regularuser;
 -- test with proper table
 CREATE TABLE dist_partitioned_table (dist_col int, another_col int, partition_col timestamp) PARTITION BY RANGE (partition_col);
 SELECT create_distributed_table('dist_partitioned_table', 'dist_col');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/prepared_statements_create_load.out b/src/test/regress/expected/prepared_statements_create_load.out
index 5e3740abe32..69039b830bd 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/prepared_statements_create_load.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/prepared_statements_create_load.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "prepared statements";
 SET search_path TO "prepared statements";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "prepared statements" TO regularuser;
 CREATE TABLE repartition_prepared_test (a int, b int);
 SELECT create_distributed_table('repartition_prepared_test', 'a');
  create_distributed_table
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/schemas_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/schemas_create.out
index 98292e5438a..21c84b74599 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/schemas_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/schemas_create.out
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA test_schema_1;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA test_schema_1 TO regularuser;
 CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS test_schema_2;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA test_schema_2 TO regularuser;
 CREATE SCHEMA test_schema_3 CREATE TABLE test_table(a INT PRIMARY KEY);
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA test_schema_3 TO regularuser;
 SELECT create_distributed_table('test_schema_3.test_table','a');
  create_distributed_table
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ SELECT create_distributed_table('test_schema_3.test_table','a');
 INSERT INTO test_schema_3.test_table VALUES (1), (2);
 DROP SCHEMA test_schema_2;
 CREATE SCHEMA test_schema_4;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA test_schema_4 TO regularuser;
 ALTER TABLE test_schema_3.test_table SET SCHEMA test_schema_4;
 ALTER SCHEMA test_schema_3 RENAME TO test_schema_3_renamed;
 ALTER SCHEMA test_schema_4 RENAME TO test_schema_5;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/sequences_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/sequences_create.out
index f1e3e927042..28cc113f64f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/sequences_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/sequences_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA sequences_schema;
 SET search_path TO sequences_schema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA sequences_schema TO regularuser;
 CREATE SEQUENCE seq_0;
 ALTER SEQUENCE seq_0 AS smallint;
 CREATE SEQUENCE seq_1;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/views_create.out b/src/test/regress/expected/views_create.out
index 3488516b1f2..35a811b76e6 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/views_create.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/views_create.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA views_create;
 SET search_path TO views_create;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA views_create TO regularuser;
 CREATE TABLE view_test_table(a INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, b BIGINT, c text);
 SELECT create_distributed_table('view_test_table', 'a');
  create_distributed_table
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM select_all_matview;
 (1 row)
 
 SELECT * FROM select_filtered_matview;
- a | b |    c
+ a | b |   c
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  2 | 1 | views
 (1 row)
@@ -88,10 +89,15 @@ CREATE TABLE local (id bigserial PRIMARY KEY,
                     title text);
 SET client_min_messages TO ERROR;
 CREATE VIEW "local regular view" AS SELECT * FROM local;
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE "local regular view" TO regularuser;
 CREATE VIEW dist_regular_view AS SELECT * FROM distributed;
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE dist_regular_view TO regularuser;
 CREATE VIEW local_regular_view2 as SELECT count(*) FROM distributed JOIN "local regular view" USING (id);
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE local_regular_view2 TO regularuser;
 CREATE VIEW local_regular_view3 as SELECT count(*) FROM local JOIN dist_regular_view USING (id);
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE local_regular_view3 TO regularuser;
 CREATE VIEW "local regular view4" as SELECT count(*) as "my cny" FROM dist_regular_view JOIN "local regular view" USING (id);
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE "local regular view4" TO regularuser;
 RESET client_min_messages;
 -- these above restrictions brought us to the following schema
 SELECT create_reference_table('reference');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_cascade_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_cascade_create.sql
index 332c84c5f6b..b271a5e658f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_cascade_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_cascade_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA truncate_cascade_tests_schema;
 SET search_path TO truncate_cascade_tests_schema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA truncate_cascade_tests_schema TO regularuser;
 
 -- tables connected with foreign keys
 CREATE TABLE table_with_pk(a bigint PRIMARY KEY);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_create.sql
index 7b6f196924b..b9c82637af4 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA truncate_tests_schema;
 SET search_path TO truncate_tests_schema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA truncate_tests_schema TO regularuser;
 
 -- simple table
 CREATE TABLE basic_table(a int);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_partition_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_partition_create.sql
index 1e6109f151d..7738549ff93 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_partition_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/arbitrary_configs_truncate_partition_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA truncate_partition_tests_schema;
 SET search_path TO truncate_partition_tests_schema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA truncate_partition_tests_schema TO regularuser;
 
 -- partioned table
 CREATE TABLE partitioned_table(a int) PARTITION BY RANGE(a);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/auto_grant_all_to_regularuser.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/auto_grant_all_to_regularuser.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..959d8a9faec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/auto_grant_all_to_regularuser.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON SCHEMAS TO regularuser; -- does not work with citus
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO regularuser; -- does not work for views with citus
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON TYPES TO regularuser;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO regularuser;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON FUNCTIONS TO regularuser;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/ch_benchmarks_create_load.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/ch_benchmarks_create_load.sql
index 07f895ecc2d..25e99e071ab 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/ch_benchmarks_create_load.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/ch_benchmarks_create_load.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "ch benchmarks";
 SET search_path to "ch benchmarks";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "ch benchmarks" TO regularuser;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE order_line (
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/distributed_planning_create_load.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/distributed_planning_create_load.sql
index d1530cc345a..307088a063d 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/distributed_planning_create_load.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/distributed_planning_create_load.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "distributed planning";
 SET search_path TO "distributed planning";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "distributed planning" TO regularuser;
 
 CREATE TABLE
 date_part_table (event_time timestamp, event int, user_id int)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/dropped_columns_create_load.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/dropped_columns_create_load.sql
index d47c264ea39..99eeae78145 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/dropped_columns_create_load.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/dropped_columns_create_load.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA local_shard_execution_dropped_column;
 SET search_path TO local_shard_execution_dropped_column;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA local_shard_execution_dropped_column TO regularuser;
 
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a int, b int, c int UNIQUE, d int, e int);
 ALTER TABLE t1 DROP COLUMN e;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/function_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/function_create.sql
index 2973769c949..a05d803eaff 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/function_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/function_create.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 \set VERBOSITY terse
 CREATE SCHEMA function_create;
 SET search_path TO function_create;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA function_create TO regularuser;
 
 -- helper function to verify the function of a coordinator is the same on all workers
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION verify_function_is_same_on_workers(funcname text)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/index_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/index_create.sql
index 9e0c0805e39..42a9b07c33f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/index_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/index_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA index_create;
 SET search_path TO index_create;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA index_create TO regularuser;
 
 CREATE TABLE test_tbl (a INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, b text, c BIGINT);
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX CONCURRENTLY a_index ON test_tbl (a);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/intermediate_result_pruning_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/intermediate_result_pruning_create.sql
index dd06a4986a9..611a60de3bb 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/intermediate_result_pruning_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/intermediate_result_pruning_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "intermediate result pruning";
 SET search_path TO "intermediate result pruning";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "intermediate result pruning" TO regularuser;
 
 CREATE TABLE table_1 (key int, value text);
 SELECT create_distributed_table('table_1', 'key');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/local_dist_join_load.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/local_dist_join_load.sql
index 53cc668f8a4..0bff92f9286 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/local_dist_join_load.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/local_dist_join_load.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA local_dist_join_mixed;
 SET search_path TO local_dist_join_mixed;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA local_dist_join_mixed TO regularuser;
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/nested_execution_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/nested_execution_create.sql
index 1c7cfa6385f..5b97bb0f5ae 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/nested_execution_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/nested_execution_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA nested_execution;
 SET search_path TO nested_execution;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA nested_execution TO regularuser;
 
 -- some of the next_execution tests change for single shard
 SET citus.shard_count TO 4;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/partitioned_indexes_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/partitioned_indexes_create.sql
index dcb2ab37a50..6556d834a5d 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/partitioned_indexes_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/partitioned_indexes_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "partitioned indexes";
 SET search_path TO "partitioned indexes";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "partitioned indexes" TO regularuser;
 
 -- test with proper table
 CREATE TABLE dist_partitioned_table (dist_col int, another_col int, partition_col timestamp) PARTITION BY RANGE (partition_col);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/prepared_statements_create_load.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/prepared_statements_create_load.sql
index 025ff1f6a72..e82319aac8c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/prepared_statements_create_load.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/prepared_statements_create_load.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA "prepared statements";
 SET search_path TO "prepared statements";
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA "prepared statements" TO regularuser;
 
 CREATE TABLE repartition_prepared_test (a int, b int);
 SELECT create_distributed_table('repartition_prepared_test', 'a');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/schemas_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/schemas_create.sql
index a50368c399b..e206978e1f8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/schemas_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/schemas_create.sql
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA test_schema_1;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA test_schema_1 TO regularuser;
 CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS test_schema_2;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA test_schema_2 TO regularuser;
 CREATE SCHEMA test_schema_3 CREATE TABLE test_table(a INT PRIMARY KEY);
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA test_schema_3 TO regularuser;
 
 SELECT create_distributed_table('test_schema_3.test_table','a');
 INSERT INTO test_schema_3.test_table VALUES (1), (2);
 
 DROP SCHEMA test_schema_2;
 CREATE SCHEMA test_schema_4;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA test_schema_4 TO regularuser;
 
 ALTER TABLE test_schema_3.test_table SET SCHEMA test_schema_4;
 ALTER SCHEMA test_schema_3 RENAME TO test_schema_3_renamed;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/sequences_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/sequences_create.sql
index de983e17726..e513beacdd1 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/sequences_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/sequences_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA sequences_schema;
 SET search_path TO sequences_schema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA sequences_schema TO regularuser;
 
 CREATE SEQUENCE seq_0;
 ALTER SEQUENCE seq_0 AS smallint;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/views_create.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/views_create.sql
index e2078699007..2a35d18f696 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/views_create.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/views_create.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA views_create;
 SET search_path TO views_create;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA views_create TO regularuser;
 
 CREATE TABLE view_test_table(a INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, b BIGINT, c text);
 SELECT create_distributed_table('view_test_table', 'a');
@@ -51,11 +52,16 @@ CREATE TABLE local (id bigserial PRIMARY KEY,
                     title text);
 SET client_min_messages TO ERROR;
 CREATE VIEW "local regular view" AS SELECT * FROM local;
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE "local regular view" TO regularuser;
 CREATE VIEW dist_regular_view AS SELECT * FROM distributed;
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE dist_regular_view TO regularuser;
 
 CREATE VIEW local_regular_view2 as SELECT count(*) FROM distributed JOIN "local regular view" USING (id);
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE local_regular_view2 TO regularuser;
 CREATE VIEW local_regular_view3 as SELECT count(*) FROM local JOIN dist_regular_view USING (id);
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE local_regular_view3 TO regularuser;
 CREATE VIEW "local regular view4" as SELECT count(*) as "my cny" FROM dist_regular_view JOIN "local regular view" USING (id);
+GRANT ALL ON TABLE "local regular view4" TO regularuser;
 RESET client_min_messages;
 
 -- these above restrictions brought us to the following schema