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author | Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> | 2020-02-09 14:20:56 -0500 |
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committer | Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> | 2020-02-09 14:20:56 -0500 |
commit | 417d66c8b445f92d1fdb2dbbd59013fa6ec4b3bb (patch) | |
tree | 824354cdc1d31b9dd49a2b979474203bd8bf5ee9 | |
parent | 3c5036dba8f145b42edb28cfa49d7fe0d612aad1 (diff) | |
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Revert "docs: change "default role" wording to "predefined role""
This reverts commit 749f702d13de750b0adaf0aedbcc3c01f078c0c2.
Per discussion, we can't change the section title without some
web-site work, so revert this change temporarily.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/157742545062.1149.11052653770497832538@wrigleys.postgresql.org
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml | 28 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml index 6785fbb0ad3..e91a4b922c8 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml @@ -8744,7 +8744,7 @@ same commits as above --> <para> - Add <link linkend="predefined-roles-table">default roles</link> that + Add <link linkend="default-roles-table">default roles</link> that enable file system access (Stephen Frost) </para> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml index 4432ee266b6..66f162703dd 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml @@ -483,30 +483,30 @@ DROP ROLE doomed_role; </para> </sect1> - <sect1 id="predefined-roles"> - <title>Predefined Roles</title> + <sect1 id="default-roles"> + <title>Default Roles</title> - <indexterm zone="predefined-roles"> + <indexterm zone="default-roles"> <primary>role</primary> </indexterm> <para> - <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of predefined - roles which allow access to privileged capabilities and information. - Administrators can GRANT these roles to login and non-login roles, - providing those roles with access to the specified capabilities and - information. + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of default roles + which provide access to certain, commonly needed, privileged capabilities + and information. Administrators can GRANT these roles to users and/or + other roles in their environment, providing those users with access to + the specified capabilities and information. </para> <para> - The predefined roles are described in <xref linkend="predefined-roles-table"/>. - Note that the specific permissions for each of the predefined roles may + The default roles are described in <xref linkend="default-roles-table"/>. + Note that the specific permissions for each of the default roles may change in the future as additional capabilities are added. Administrators should monitor the release notes for changes. </para> - <table tocentry="1" id="predefined-roles-table"> - <title>Predefined Roles</title> + <table tocentry="1" id="default-roles-table"> + <title>Default Roles</title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -565,8 +565,8 @@ DROP ROLE doomed_role; <literal>pg_read_all_stats</literal> and <literal>pg_stat_scan_tables</literal> roles are intended to allow administrators to easily configure a role for the purpose of monitoring the database server. They grant a set of common privileges - allowing the role to read configuration settings, statistics, and other - system information normally restricted to superusers. + allowing the role to read various useful configuration settings, statistics and + other system information normally restricted to superusers. </para> <para> |