Re: ALTER ROLE SET/RESET for multiple options

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Masahiko Sawada <sawada(dot)mshk(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Payal Singh <payal(at)omniti(dot)com> wrote:
>>> The feature seems to work as described, but is it necessary to enclose multiple GUC settings in a parenthesis? This seems a deviation from the usual syntax of altering multiple settings separated with comma.
>>
>> Well, note that you can say:
>>
>> ALTER USER bob SET search_path = a, b, c;
>>
>> I'm not sure how the parentheses help exactly; it seems like there is
>> an inherit ambiguity either way.
>>
>
> I thought it would be useful for user who wants to set several GUC
> parameter for each user. Especially the case where changing logging
> parameter for each user.
> But it might not bring us fantastic usability.

Yeah, it doesn't really seem like it's worth trying to figure out a
syntax for this that can work. It just doesn't buy us very much vs.
issuing one ALTER COMMAND per setting.

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