Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym

From: "Joel Jacobson" <joel(at)compiler(dot)org>
To: "Michael Paquier" <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Nathan Bossart" <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym
Date: 2024-06-25 06:10:24
Message-ID: 6de3fff2-da08-4396-95db-12c776d8d07a@app.fastmail.com
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On Tue, Jun 25, 2024, at 07:11, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 12:20:20AM +0200, Joel Jacobson wrote:
>> Thanks, much better. New version attached.
>
> + The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> documentation, and code, refers
> + to the specifications within the ACL as "privileges". This has the same
> + meaning as "permissions" on the linked page. Generally if we say
>
> Hmm? A privilege is a property that is part of an ACL, which is
> itself a set made of object types, roles and privileges. This entire
> paragraph is unnecessary IMO, let's keep it simple with only a
> reference link to the wiki page.
>
> v1 is fine without the "privileges list" part mentioned by Nathan in
> the first reply.

v2 is exactly that, but renamed and attached, so we have an entry this was the last version.

/Joel

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