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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml | 13 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml index d2951cd754c..22d04006ade 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml @@ -2318,9 +2318,16 @@ REVOKE ALL ON accounts FROM PUBLIC; <primary><type>aclitem</type></primary> </indexterm> The privileges that have been granted for a particular object are - displayed as a list of <type>aclitem</type> entries, where each - <type>aclitem</type> describes the permissions of one grantee that - have been granted by a particular grantor. For example, + displayed as a list of <type>aclitem</type> entries, each having the + format: +<synopsis> +<replaceable>grantee</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable>privilege-abbreviation</replaceable><optional><literal>*</literal></optional>...<literal>/</literal><replaceable>grantor</replaceable> +</synopsis> + Each <type>aclitem</type> lists all the permissions of one grantee that + have been granted by a particular grantor. Specific privileges are + represented by one-letter abbreviations from + <xref linkend="privilege-abbrevs-table"/>, with <literal>*</literal> + appended if the privilege was granted with grant option. For example, <literal>calvin=r*w/hobbes</literal> specifies that the role <literal>calvin</literal> has the privilege <literal>SELECT</literal> (<literal>r</literal>) with grant option |