On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 04:50:27PM +0100, Jelte Fennema-Nio wrote: > > This wording was suggested upthread. I think the point here is that if > > the superuser is logging in from the local machine, it's obvious that > > they can do whatever they want. The point is to emphasize that a > > superuser without a local login can, too. > > Changed this from "remotely using other means" to "using other SQL commands".
Yes, I like the SQL emphasis since "remote" just doesn't seem like the right thing to highlight here. > > > > + some outside mechanism. In such environments, using > > > > <command>ALTER > > > > + SYSTEM</command> to make configuration changes might appear to > > > > work, > > > > + but then may be discarded at some point in the future when > > > > that outside > > > > > > "might" > > > > This does not seem like a mistake to me. I'm not sure why you think it is. > > I also think the original sentence was correct, but I don't think it > read very naturally. Changed it now in hopes to improve that. So, might means "possibility" while "may" means permission, so "might" is clearer here. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> https://momjian.us EDB https://enterprisedb.com Only you can decide what is important to you.
