Re: [Doc Patch] Clarify that CREATEROLE roles can GRANT default roles

From: Michael Banck <michael(dot)banck(at)credativ(dot)de>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>, Masahiko Sawada <sawada(dot)mshk(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [Doc Patch] Clarify that CREATEROLE roles can GRANT default roles
Date: 2021-03-06 22:08:44
Message-ID: 6043fd6d.1c69fb81.ee95b.e4b4@mx.google.com
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On Sat, Mar 06, 2021 at 06:12:50PM +0100, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 7:19 AM Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net> wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 10:05 AM Michael Banck
> > <michael(dot)banck(at)credativ(dot)de> wrote:
> > > Am Montag, den 28.12.2020, 20:41 +0900 schrieb Masahiko Sawada:
> > > > On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 7:50 AM Michael Banck <michael(dot)banck(at)credativ(dot)de> wrote:
> > > > > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/default-roles.html mentions the
> > > > > "Administrator" several times, but does not specify it further. I
> > > > > understand that it is mentioned elsewhere [1], but I think it would be
> > > > > beneficial to remind the reader on that page at least once that
> > > > > "Administrators" includes "roles with the CREATEROLE privilege" in the
> > > > > context of GRANTing and REVOKEing default privileges, e.g. with the
> > > > > attached patch.
> >
> > Took look at the wording and +1 from me on the proposed change. FWIW,
> > I believe the preceding sentence would be more grammatically correct
> > if the word "which" was replaced with "that", ie. PostgreSQL provides
> > a set of default roles /that/ provide access to certain, commonly
> > needed, privileged capabilities and information.
>
> Applied, including the suggested change from Robert.

Thanks!

Michael

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