Re: tutorial

>> Yes, the user supposedly did that while working through the exercise in
Chapter 1.3

mydb=>

How did the user become a regular user rather than the database owner??? (
mydb=# )

чт, 27 авг. 2026 г. в 18:03, David G. Johnston <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>:

> On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM PG Doc comments form <
> noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>
>> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>>
>> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/tutorial-accessdb.html
>> Description:
>>
>> In the guide, you provide examples of creating the mydb database and
>> taking
>> the first steps with it.
>>
>> This raises the question: why does psql display:
>>
>> mydb=>
>>
>> Doesn’t that mean someone created this database and granted access to it?
>>
>
> Yes, the user supposedly did when performing the exercise in chapter 1.3
>
>
>> What do you think the user should see (what should they learn)? What will
>> remain in the database?
>>
>> Let’s hope that, over time, navigating the documentation will become
>> easier
>> and more user-friendly.
>>
>>
> That becomes more likely if people like you who wish to see this better
> future suggest patches to make it happen.
>
> Personally, I'd rather remove the tutorial from the core project and let
> it be a more accessible community effort via the wiki. The legacy of it
> being based upon someone possessing the source code is understandable given
> the open source nature of the project but doesn't really fit today's
> reality. On that front - if said wiki existed (and there really is no one
> stopping it from becoming reality) and was on par in content with the
> documentation the argument to simply stop maintaining the tutorial in the
> docs would be possible to make.
>
> David J.
>
>