docs: change "default role" wording to "predefined role"
The new wording was determined to be more accurate. Also, update release note links that reference these sections. Reported-by: rirans@comcast.net Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/157742545062.1149.11052653770497832538@wrigleys.postgresql.org Backpatch-through: 9.6
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<para>
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Add <link linkend="default-roles-table">default roles</link> that
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Add <link linkend="predefined-roles-table">default roles</link> that
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enable file system access (Stephen Frost)
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enable file system access (Stephen Frost)
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<sect1 id="default-roles">
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<sect1 id="predefined-roles">
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<title>Default Roles</title>
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<title>Predefined Roles</title>
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<indexterm zone="default-roles">
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<indexterm zone="predefined-roles">
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<primary>role</primary>
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<primary>role</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</indexterm>
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<para>
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<para>
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of default roles
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of predefined
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which provide access to certain, commonly needed, privileged capabilities
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roles which allow access to privileged capabilities and information.
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and information. Administrators can GRANT these roles to users and/or
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Administrators can GRANT these roles to login and non-login roles,
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other roles in their environment, providing those users with access to
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providing those roles with access to the specified capabilities and
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the specified capabilities and information.
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information.
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<para>
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The default roles are described in <xref linkend="default-roles-table"/>.
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The predefined roles are described in <xref linkend="predefined-roles-table"/>.
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Note that the specific permissions for each of the default roles may
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Note that the specific permissions for each of the predefined roles may
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change in the future as additional capabilities are added. Administrators
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change in the future as additional capabilities are added. Administrators
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should monitor the release notes for changes.
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should monitor the release notes for changes.
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<table tocentry="1" id="default-roles-table">
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<table tocentry="1" id="predefined-roles-table">
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<title>Default Roles</title>
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<title>Predefined Roles</title>
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<tgroup cols="2">
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<tgroup cols="2">
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<thead>
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<thead>
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<row>
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<literal>pg_read_all_stats</literal> and <literal>pg_stat_scan_tables</literal>
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<literal>pg_read_all_stats</literal> and <literal>pg_stat_scan_tables</literal>
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roles are intended to allow administrators to easily configure a role for the
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roles are intended to allow administrators to easily configure a role for the
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purpose of monitoring the database server. They grant a set of common privileges
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purpose of monitoring the database server. They grant a set of common privileges
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allowing the role to read various useful configuration settings, statistics and
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allowing the role to read configuration settings, statistics, and other
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other system information normally restricted to superusers.
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system information normally restricted to superusers.
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