Re: BUG #2561: Manual is wrong: You can't grant a group to public

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Brian Hurt" <bhurt(at)janestcapital(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #2561: Manual is wrong: You can't grant a group to public
Date: 2006-08-02 16:31:32
Message-ID: 18013.1154536292@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Brian Hurt" <bhurt(at)janestcapital(dot)com> writes:
> The manual page for grant here:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-grant.html
> indicates that you can grant a group to public. The discussion of
> priveleges here:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/privileges.html
> indicates that you can't,

Actually, I see nothing in that part of the manual mentioning that you
can't, either, but it's indeed true. Text adjusted in 8.1 and HEAD.
Thanks for the report.

regards, tom lane

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