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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml86
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml14
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_role.sgml8
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml4
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml8
5 files changed, 68 insertions, 52 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml
index 8ddff97e029..d16cc2fdad1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml,v 1.19 2006/09/16 00:30:16 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml,v 1.20 2007/09/03 18:46:29 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> can be:
CONNECTION LIMIT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">connlimit</replaceable>
-ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> SET <replaceable>parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable>value</replaceable> | DEFAULT }
-ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET <replaceable>parameter</replaceable>
-
ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>newname</replaceable>
ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> OWNER TO <replaceable>new_owner</replaceable>
+
+ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> SET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable>value</replaceable> | DEFAULT }
+ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> SET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable> FROM CURRENT
+ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable>
+ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET ALL
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -49,20 +51,7 @@ ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> OWNER TO <repla
</para>
<para>
- The second and third forms change the session default for a run-time
- configuration variable for a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
- database. Whenever a new session is subsequently started in that
- database, the specified value becomes the session default value.
- The database-specific default overrides whatever setting is present
- in <filename>postgresql.conf</> or has been received from the
- <command>postgres</command> command line. Only the database
- owner or a superuser can change the session defaults for a
- database. Certain variables cannot be set this way, or can only be
- set by a superuser.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The fourth form changes the name of the database. Only the database
+ The second form changes the name of the database. Only the database
owner or a superuser can rename a database; non-superuser owners must
also have the
<literal>CREATEDB</literal> privilege. The current database cannot
@@ -71,12 +60,25 @@ ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> OWNER TO <repla
</para>
<para>
- The fifth form changes the owner of the database.
+ The third form changes the owner of the database.
To alter the owner, you must own the database and also be a direct or
indirect member of the new owning role, and you must have the
<literal>CREATEDB</literal> privilege.
(Note that superusers have all these privileges automatically.)
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ The remaining forms change the session default for a run-time
+ configuration variable for a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
+ database. Whenever a new session is subsequently started in that
+ database, the specified value becomes the session default value.
+ The database-specific default overrides whatever setting is present
+ in <filename>postgresql.conf</> or has been received from the
+ <command>postgres</command> command line. Only the database
+ owner or a superuser can change the session defaults for a
+ database. Certain variables cannot be set this way, or can only be
+ set by a superuser.
+ </para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -102,8 +104,26 @@ ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> OWNER TO <repla
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable>newname</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The new name of the database.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">new_owner</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The new owner of the database.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable>parameter</replaceable></term>
+ <term><replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable></term>
<term><replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -114,6 +134,8 @@ ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> OWNER TO <repla
database-specific setting is removed, so the system-wide default
setting will be inherited in new sessions. Use <literal>RESET
ALL</literal> to clear all database-specific settings.
+ <literal>SET FROM CURRENT</> saves the session's current value of
+ the parameter as the database-specific value.
</para>
<para>
@@ -123,24 +145,6 @@ ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> OWNER TO <repla
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable>newname</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The new name of the database.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable class="parameter">new_owner</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The new owner of the database.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
@@ -148,10 +152,10 @@ ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> OWNER TO <repla
<title>Notes</title>
<para>
- It is also possible to tie a session default to a specific user
+ It is also possible to tie a session default to a specific role
rather than to a database; see
- <xref linkend="sql-alteruser" endterm="sql-alteruser-title">.
- User-specific settings override database-specific
+ <xref linkend="sql-alterrole" endterm="sql-alterrole-title">.
+ Role-specific settings override database-specific
ones if there is a conflict.
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml
index 964603b067a..bee2f6f4390 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml,v 1.14 2007/09/03 00:39:12 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml,v 1.15 2007/09/03 18:46:29 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
ALTER FUNCTION <replaceable>name</replaceable> ( [ [ <replaceable class="parameter">argmode</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">argname</replaceable> ] <replaceable class="parameter">argtype</replaceable> [, ...] ] )
- <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> [, ... ] [ RESTRICT ]
+ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> [ ... ] [ RESTRICT ]
ALTER FUNCTION <replaceable>name</replaceable> ( [ [ <replaceable class="parameter">argmode</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">argname</replaceable> ] <replaceable class="parameter">argtype</replaceable> [, ...] ] )
RENAME TO <replaceable>new_name</replaceable>
ALTER FUNCTION <replaceable>name</replaceable> ( [ [ <replaceable class="parameter">argmode</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">argname</replaceable> ] <replaceable class="parameter">argtype</replaceable> [, ...] ] )
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
[ EXTERNAL ] SECURITY INVOKER | [ EXTERNAL ] SECURITY DEFINER
COST <replaceable class="parameter">execution_cost</replaceable>
ROWS <replaceable class="parameter">result_rows</replaceable>
- SET <replaceable class="parameter">parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> | DEFAULT }
- RESET <replaceable class="parameter">parameter</replaceable>
+ SET <replaceable class="parameter">configuration_parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> | DEFAULT }
+ SET <replaceable class="parameter">configuration_parameter</replaceable> FROM CURRENT
+ RESET <replaceable class="parameter">configuration_parameter</replaceable>
+ RESET ALL
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable>parameter</replaceable></term>
+ <term><replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable></term>
<term><replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -226,6 +228,8 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
setting is removed, so that the function executes with the value
present in its environment. Use <literal>RESET
ALL</literal> to clear all function-local settings.
+ <literal>SET FROM CURRENT</> saves the session's current value of
+ the parameter as the value to be applied when the function is entered.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_role.sgml
index ce28f2ad597..a471095e496 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_role.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_role.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_role.sgml,v 1.8 2007/05/15 19:43:51 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_role.sgml,v 1.9 2007/09/03 18:46:29 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> can be:
ALTER ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>newname</replaceable>
ALTER ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> SET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable>value</replaceable> | DEFAULT }
+ALTER ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> SET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable> FROM CURRENT
ALTER ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable>
+ALTER ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET ALL
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ ALTER ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET <replaceable>
</para>
<para>
- The third and the fourth variant change a role's session default for
+ The remaining variants change a role's session default for
a specified configuration variable. Whenever the role subsequently
starts a new session, the specified value becomes the session default,
overriding whatever setting is present in <filename>postgresql.conf</>
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ ALTER ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET <replaceable>
role-specific variable setting is removed, so the role will
inherit the system-wide default setting in new sessions. Use
<literal>RESET ALL</literal> to clear all role-specific settings.
+ <literal>SET FROM CURRENT</> saves the session's current value of
+ the parameter as the role-specific value.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml
index 8f41a35e7aa..f989651d6fe 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml,v 1.43 2007/05/15 19:43:51 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml,v 1.44 2007/09/03 18:46:29 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> can be:
ALTER USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>newname</replaceable>
ALTER USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> SET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable>value</replaceable> | DEFAULT }
+ALTER USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> SET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable> FROM CURRENT
ALTER USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET <replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable>
+ALTER USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET ALL
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
index 7aff876d37d..b0cfe84db1c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.76 2007/09/03 00:39:13 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.77 2007/09/03 18:46:29 tgl Exp $
-->
<refentry id="SQL-CREATEFUNCTION">
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION
| [ EXTERNAL ] SECURITY INVOKER | [ EXTERNAL ] SECURITY DEFINER
| COST <replaceable class="parameter">execution_cost</replaceable>
| ROWS <replaceable class="parameter">result_rows</replaceable>
- | SET <replaceable class="parameter">parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> | DEFAULT }
+ | SET <replaceable class="parameter">configuration_parameter</replaceable> { TO <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> | = <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> | FROM CURRENT }
| AS '<replaceable class="parameter">definition</replaceable>'
| AS '<replaceable class="parameter">obj_file</replaceable>', '<replaceable class="parameter">link_symbol</replaceable>'
} ...
@@ -324,13 +324,15 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable>parameter</replaceable></term>
+ <term><replaceable>configuration_parameter</replaceable></term>
<term><replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <literal>SET</> clause causes the specified configuration
parameter to be set to the specified value when the function is
entered, and then restored to its prior value when the function exits.
+ <literal>SET FROM CURRENT</> saves the session's current value of
+ the parameter as the value to be applied when the function is entered.
</para>
<para>