| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>, Bryn Llewellyn <bryn(at)yugabyte(dot)com>, pgsql-general list <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Re: Seeking the correct term of art for the (unique) role that is usually called "postgres"—and the mental model that underlies it all |
| Date: | 2022-11-29 17:02:50 |
| Message-ID: | Y4Y7OlD/+iKwCCVz@momjian.us |
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On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 12:01:01PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Yeah, I don't see that "cluster" adds anything. It's sometimes worth
> saying "database superuser" to ensure that you don't confuse people
> who might think of some external-to-Postgres meaning of "superuser",
> but otherwise plain "superuser" is fine. And we've settled on
> "bootstrap superuser" as the best term for the role with OID 10.
> So the present set of glossary entries looks fine to me.
Thanks, agreed. I just wanted to suggest a clarification in case it was
useful.
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