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Fix documentation error: GRANT/REVOKE for roles only accept role names

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as grantees, not PUBLIC ... and you can't say GROUP either.  Noted by
Brian Hurt.
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Tom Lane
2006-08-02 16:29:49 +00:00
parent efc861a842
commit 9649b182a1
3 changed files with 16 additions and 8 deletions
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doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml,v 1.59 2006/07/20 18:00:03 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml,v 1.60 2006/08/02 16:29:49 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ GRANT { CREATE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
ON TABLESPACE <replaceable>tablespacename</> [, ...]
TO { <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> | GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> | PUBLIC } [, ...] [ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
GRANT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">role</replaceable> [, ...]
TO { <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> | GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> | PUBLIC } [, ...] [ WITH ADMIN OPTION ]
GRANT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">role</replaceable> [, ...] TO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> [, ...] [ WITH ADMIN OPTION ]
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -325,6 +324,12 @@ GRANT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">role</replaceable> [, ...]
Roles having <literal>CREATEROLE</> privilege can grant or revoke
membership in any role that is not a superuser.
</para>
<para>
Unlike the case with privileges, membership in a role cannot be granted
to <literal>PUBLIC</>. Note also that this form of the command does not
allow the noise word <literal>GROUP</>.
</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>

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doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml,v 1.38 2006/04/30 21:15:33 tgl Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml,v 1.39 2006/08/02 16:29:49 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ]
[ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
REVOKE [ ADMIN OPTION FOR ]
<replaceable class="PARAMETER">role</replaceable> [, ...]
FROM { <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> | GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> | PUBLIC } [, ...]
<replaceable class="PARAMETER">role</replaceable> [, ...] FROM <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> [, ...]
[ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -119,6 +118,8 @@ REVOKE [ ADMIN OPTION FOR ]
<para>
When revoking membership in a role, <literal>GRANT OPTION</> is instead
called <literal>ADMIN OPTION</>, but the behavior is similar.
Note also that this form of the command does not
allow the noise word <literal>GROUP</>.
</para>
</refsect1>