doc: Fix description of how the default user name is chosen
David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2022-06-09T15:55:07Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
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- 0001-doc-Clarify-wording-around-default-database-name-and.patch (application/octet-stream) patch 0001
Hi.
Reposting this on its own thread.
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAKFQuwby1aMsJDMeibaBaohgoaZhivAo4WcqHC1%3D9-GDZ3TSng%40mail.gmail.com
The default database name is just the user name, not the
operating-system user name.
In passing, the authentication error examples use the phrase
"database user name" in a couple of locations. The word
database in both cases is both unusual and unnecessary for
understanding. The reference to user name means the one in/for the
database unless otherwise specified.
Furthermore, it seems better to tell the reader the likely
reason why the displayed database name happens to be a user name.
This change is probably optional but I think it makes sense:
- The indicated database user name was not found.
+ The indicated user name was not found.
The other changes simply try to avoid the issue altogether.
David J.
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doc: Fix description of how the default user name is chosen
- 385da7306c7f 16.0 landed