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From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: mortoozseydi@gmail.com
To: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: correct documentation in set role
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:44:42 -0400
Message-ID: <ZRL8alby8rOrm3Tu@momjian.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <169562797830.3727336.2047897773232975635@wrigleys.postgresql.org>
References: <169562797830.3727336.2047897773232975635@wrigleys.postgresql.org>

On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 07:46:18AM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/sql-set-role.html
> Description:
> 
> it is good to mention that: 
> The specified role_name must be a role that the current session user is a
> member of "and has SET True option on it."
> The second part missed in documentation for set role command.

Good point.  How is the attached patch?

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  [text/x-diff] set_role.diff (563B, ../ZRL8alby8rOrm3Tu@momjian.us/2-set_role.diff)
  download | inline diff:
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml
index 13bad1bf66..a2661945aa 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_role.sgml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ RESET ROLE
 
   <para>
    The specified <replaceable class="parameter">role_name</replaceable>
-   must be a role that the current session user is a member of.
+   must be a role that the current session user is a member of and
+   is granted <literal>WITH SET TRUE</literal>.
    (If the session user is a superuser, any role can be selected.)
   </para>
 

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