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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml index 4ed7e6d2cc7..5d5c2940142 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml,v 1.28 2002/08/12 20:02:09 petere Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml,v 1.29 2002/09/03 22:17:34 tgl Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -292,11 +292,13 @@ GRANT SELECT,UPDATE,INSERT ON mytable TO GROUP todos; <para> If the <quote>Access privileges</> column is empty for a given object, it means the object has default privileges (that is, its privileges field -is NULL). Currently, default privileges are interpreted the same way -for all object types: all privileges for the owner and no privileges for -anyone else. The first <command>GRANT</> on an object will instantiate -this default (producing, for example, <literal>{=,miriam=arwdRxt}</>) -and then modify it per the specified request. +is NULL). Currently, default privileges are interpreted as <quote>all +privileges for the owner and no privileges for anyone else</quote>, except +for databases: the default privilege settings for a database allow anyone +to create temporary tables in it. The first <command>GRANT</> or +<command>REVOKE</> on an object +will instantiate the default privileges (producing, for example, +<literal>{=,miriam=arwdRxt}</>) and then modify them per the specified request. </para> </refsect1> |