Clarify restrict_nonsystem_relation_kind description.

This change improves the description of the
restrict_nonsystem_relation_kind parameter in guc_table.c and the
documentation for better clarity.

Backpatch to 12, where this GUC parameter was introduced.

Reviewed-by: Peter Eisentraut
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/6a96f1af-22b4-4a80-8161-1f26606b9ee2%40eisentraut.org
Backpatch-through: 12

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index d778d28e6f6372ba11e77452d917d818c767b48a..7c60aeab4f64f554d8a9010c541eacb0e4d5aea2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -9822,9 +9822,9 @@ SET XML OPTION { DOCUMENT | CONTENT };
      </term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       This variable specifies relation kind to which access is restricted.
-       It contains a comma-separated list of relation kind.  Currently, the
-       supported relation kinds are <literal>view</literal> and
+       Set relation kinds for which access to non-system relations is prohibited.
+       The value takes the form of a comma-separated list of relation kinds.
+       Currently, the supported relation kinds are <literal>view</literal> and
        <literal>foreign-table</literal>.
       </para>
      </listitem>

diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
index a165bf5c36e8a74053d1df8d222b2892144c46ed..dc222d98add0a00c545c248e9b5a61d397c8c7c3 100644 (file)
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
@@ -4713,7 +4713,7 @@ struct config_string ConfigureNamesString[] =
 
    {
        {"restrict_nonsystem_relation_kind", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
-           gettext_noop("Sets relation kinds of non-system relation to restrict use"),
+           gettext_noop("Prohibits access to non-system relations of specified kinds."),
            NULL,
            GUC_LIST_INPUT | GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE
        },