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Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>

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From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
To: Joel Jacobson <joel@compiler.org>
Cc: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2024-06-25T05:11:11Z
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On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 12:20:20AM +0200, Joel Jacobson wrote:
> Thanks, much better. New version attached.

+      The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> documentation, and code, refers
+      to the specifications within the ACL as "privileges".  This has the same
+      meaning as "permissions" on the linked page.  Generally if we say 

Hmm?  A privilege is a property that is part of an ACL, which is
itself a set made of object types, roles and privileges.  This entire
paragraph is unnecessary IMO, let's keep it simple with only a
reference link to the wiki page.

v1 is fine without the "privileges list" part mentioned by Nathan in
the first reply.
--
Michael

Commits

  1. doc: Add ACL acronym for "Access Control List"