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authorMagnus Hagander2021-03-06 17:11:00 +0000
committerMagnus Hagander2021-03-06 17:12:26 +0000
commit30b26dfac7db2fc76dafaa8a6c459871bfcd100e (patch)
tree76ec91913c3ea5a23caa92154c363241b4dfa7c0
parent1265a9c8f871cfa5aea4d607b1ab72b45b96dbb7 (diff)
Clarify that CREATEROLE roles are considered Administrators
Author: Michael Banck Reviewed-By: Robert Treat Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/2160a5071a7bb5339055b04a8cad81a822be9d8d.camel@credativ.de
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml9
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
index cc082521a2a..a7c187896bd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml
@@ -492,10 +492,11 @@ DROP ROLE doomed_role;
<para>
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of default roles
- which provide access to certain, commonly needed, privileged capabilities
- and information. Administrators can GRANT these roles to users and/or
- other roles in their environment, providing those users with access to
- the specified capabilities and information.
+ that provide access to certain, commonly needed, privileged capabilities
+ and information. Administrators (including roles that have the
+ <literal>CREATEROLE</literal> privilege) can <command>GRANT</command> these
+ roles to users and/or other roles in their environment, providing those
+ users with access to the specified capabilities and information.
</para>
<para>