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Merge documentation updates from 7.3 branch.

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Peter Eisentraut
2002-11-11 20:14:04 +00:00
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml,v 1.17 2002/10/24 17:48:54 petere Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml,v 1.18 2002/11/11 20:14:04 petere Exp $
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<chapter id="user-manag">
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<para>
A password is only significant if the client authentication
method requires the user to supply a password when connecting
to the database. At present, the <option>password</>,
to the database. The <option>password</>,
<option>md5</>, and <option>crypt</> authentication methods
make use of passwords. Database passwords are separate from
operating system passwords. Specify a password upon user
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ dropuser <replaceable>name</replaceable>
ALTER USER myname SET enable_indexscan TO off;
</programlisting>
This will save the setting (but not set it immediately) and in
subsequent connections it will appear as though <literal>SET geqo
subsequent connections it will appear as though <literal>SET enable_indexscan
TO off;</literal> had been called right before the session started.
You can still alter this setting during the session; it will only
be the default. To undo any such setting, use <literal>ALTER USER
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ ALTER GROUP <replaceable>name</replaceable> DROP USER <replaceable>uname1</repla
<literal>USAGE</>, and <literal>ALL PRIVILEGES</>. For more
information on the different types of privileges support by
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, refer to the
<command>GRANT</command> reference manual. The right to modify or
<command>GRANT</command> page in the &cite-reference;. The right to modify or
destroy an object is always the privilege of the owner only. To
assign privileges, the <command>GRANT</command> command is
used. So, if <literal>joe</literal> is an existing user, and