Re: create database with template doesn't copy database ACL

On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 12:14:55AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Well, I thought we copied everything except things tha can be specified
> > as different in CREATE DATABASE, though I can see why we would not copy
> > them. Should we document this or issue a notice about not copying
> > non-default database attributes?
>
> We do not need a notice for behavior that (a) has stood for twenty years
> or so, and (b) is considerably less broken than any alternative would be.
> If you feel the docs need improvement, have at that.

Well, I realize it has been this way for a long time, and that no one
else has complained, but there should be a way for people to know what
is being copied from the template and what is not. Do we have a clear
description of what is copied and skipped?

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