Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym

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От David G. Johnston
Тема Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym
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Msg-id CAKFQuwb99OqbPZeMoGC1Q3p-nyChTNd1LHqXidSDyX=R8qz8Gw@mail.gmail.com
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Ответ на Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym  (Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>)
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On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 10:11 PM Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> wrote:
On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 12:20:20AM +0200, Joel Jacobson wrote:
> Thanks, much better. New version attached.

+      The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> documentation, and code, refers
+      to the specifications within the ACL as "privileges".  This has the same
+      meaning as "permissions" on the linked page.  Generally if we say

Hmm?  A privilege is a property that is part of an ACL, which is
itself a set made of object types, roles and privileges.

So, an ACL is a collection of composite typed things (grantor, grantee, privileges) and the type name for that composite type is "permission".  That does clear things up, even if we tend to use privilege in cases where permission is meant.

David J.

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