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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2023-11-03 09:51:52 -0400
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2023-11-03 09:51:52 -0400
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doc: ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES does not affect inherited roles
Reported-by: Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/72652d72e1816bfc3c05d40f9e0e0373d07823c8.camel@octave.org Co-authored-by: Laurenz Albe Backpatch-through: 11
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_default_privileges.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_default_privileges.sgml
index f1d54f5aa35..8a6006188d3 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_default_privileges.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_default_privileges.sgml
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ]
<listitem>
<para>
The name of an existing role of which the current role is a member.
- If <literal>FOR ROLE</literal> is omitted, the current role is assumed.
+ Default access privileges are not inherited, so member roles
+ must use <command>SET ROLE</command> to access these privileges,
+ or <command>ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES</command> must be run for
+ each member role. If <literal>FOR ROLE</literal> is omitted,
+ the current role is assumed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>