V2-0001-Minor-improvement-to-SET-ROLE-documentation.patch
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Filename: V2-0001-Minor-improvement-to-SET-ROLE-documentation.patch
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Series: patch 0001
Subject: Minor improvement to SET ROLE documentation.
| File | + | − |
|---|---|---|
| doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml | 9 | 4 |
From 923a44997b38399d9e8a3ffaaa9e5b606c948b22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yurii Rashkovskii <yrashk@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:18:48 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Minor improvement to SET ROLE documentation.
This helps indicating that even though `SET ROLE` made by a superuser
will make that superuser to lose their privileges, there's still one
they retain, and that is the ability to `SET ROLE` again.
---
doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml | 13 +++++++++----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml
index 13bad1bf66..808a99e8fc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ RESET ROLE
<para>
The specified <replaceable class="parameter">role_name</replaceable>
- must be a role that the current session user is a member of.
- (If the session user is a superuser, any role can be selected.)
- </para>
+ must be a role that the current session user is a member of. The current
+ session user must have the SET option for the specified
+ <replaceable class="parameter">role_name</replaceable>, either directly
+ or indirectly via a chain of memberships with the SET option. (If the
+ session user is a superuser, any role can be selected.)
+ </para>
<para>
The <literal>SESSION</literal> and <literal>LOCAL</literal> modifiers act the same
@@ -88,7 +91,9 @@ RESET ROLE
<para>
Note that when a superuser chooses to <command>SET ROLE</command> to a
- non-superuser role, they lose their superuser privileges.
+ non-superuser role, they lose their superuser privileges, except for
+ the privilege to change to another role again using <command>SET ROLE</command>
+ or <command>RESET ROLE</command>.
</para>
<para>
--
2.33.0