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

From: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
To: Joel Jacobson <joel(at)compiler(dot)org>
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 05:11:11
Message-ID: ZnpRb-XnUp8FEIHg@paquier.xyz
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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.
--
Michael

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