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:
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> 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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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>
