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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml | 13 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml index 739f2c5cdfa..f02babf3af3 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml @@ -53,9 +53,16 @@ RESET ROLE </para> <para> - The <literal>NONE</literal> and <literal>RESET</literal> forms reset the current - user identifier to be the current session user identifier. - These forms can be executed by any user. + <literal>SET ROLE NONE</literal> sets the current user identifier to the + current session user identifier, as returned by + <function>session_user</function>. <literal>RESET ROLE</literal> sets the + current user identifier to the connection-time setting specified by the + <link linkend="libpq-connect-options">command-line options</link>, + <link linkend="sql-alterrole"><command>ALTER ROLE</command></link>, or + <link linkend="sql-alterdatabase"><command>ALTER DATABASE</command></link>, + if any such settings exist. Otherwise, <literal>RESET ROLE</literal> sets + the current user identifier to the current session user identifier. These + forms can be executed by any user. </para> </refsect1> |