Re: Documentation: 21.5. Default Roles

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
Cc: rirans(at)comcast(dot)net, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Documentation: 21.5. Default Roles
Date: 2020-01-14 18:13:31
Message-ID: 20200114181331.GB10430@momjian.us
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On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 11:46:31AM +0100, Laurenz Albe wrote:
> On Fri, 2019-12-27 at 12:16 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 05:44:10AM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> > > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> > >
> > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/default-roles.html
> > > Description:
> > >
> > > The title is wrong. The roles are not defaults; they are predefined and
> > > privileged. The title suggests that a user should expect to be assigned
> > > these roles. "21.5 Sub-Administrator Roles" would be accurate--improving
> > > clarity over all and removing any need to explain why postgres is not in
> > > this list of roles.
> > >
> >
> > Good points. I have developed the attached documentation patch which
> > includes your ideas.
>
> +1
>
> I think that "predefined role" is better than "default role".

Thanks, patch applied through 9.6.

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