Robert Haas wrote: > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Ron Adams <r...@constellationmedia.com> > wrote: > > The help for LOGIN/NOLOGIN at > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/sql-createrole.html: "...NOLOGIN > > is the default, except when CREATE ROLE is invoked through its alternative > > spelling CREATE USER." The help for CREATE USER: "These clauses are an > > obsolete, but still accepted, spelling of SUPERUSER and NOSUPERUSER. Note > > that they are not equivalent to CREATEROLE as one might naively expect!" Eh? > > OK, brace yourself... > > You're mixing up the CREATEUSER option to the CREATE ROLE command with > the completely separate command CREATE USER. > > See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/sql-createuser.html > > I wonder if we ought to consider removing CREATEUSER and NOCREATEUSER > as synonyms for SUPERUSER and NOSUPERUSER. It looks like that change > was made in 8.1, which is now EOL.
Agreed. They might still appear in dumps so maybe just remove documentation about them. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. + -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list (pgsql-docs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
