Обсуждение: BUG #2561: Manual is wrong: You can't grant a group to public

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      2561
Logged by:          Brian Hurt
Email address:      bhurt@janestcapital.com
PostgreSQL version: 8.01
Operating system:   Documentation
Description:        Manual is wrong: You can't grant a group to public
Details:

The manual page for grant here:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-grant.html

indicates that you can grant a group to public.  The discussion of
priveleges here:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/privileges.html

indicates that you can't, and experiment with 8.01 confirms that you can't
as well.  I'm assuming this is a cut and paste error with the documentation.

Brian Hurt wrote:

> The manual page for grant here:
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-grant.html
>
> indicates that you can grant a group to public.  The discussion of
> priveleges here:
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/privileges.html
>
> indicates that you can't, and experiment with 8.01 confirms that you can't
> as well.  I'm assuming this is a cut and paste error with the documentation.

Why are you trying 8.1 docs against 8.0 software?

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"Brian Hurt" <bhurt@janestcapital.com> writes:
> The manual page for grant here:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-grant.html
> indicates that you can grant a group to public.  The discussion of
> priveleges here:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/privileges.html
> indicates that you can't,

Actually, I see nothing in that part of the manual mentioning that you
can't, either, but it's indeed true.  Text adjusted in 8.1 and HEAD.
Thanks for the report.

            regards, tom lane

Alvaro Herrera wrote:

>Brian Hurt wrote:
>
>
>
>>The manual page for grant here:
>>
>>http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-grant.html
>>
>>indicates that you can grant a group to public.  The discussion of
>>priveleges here:
>>
>>http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/privileges.html
>>
>>indicates that you can't, and experiment with 8.01 confirms that you can't
>>as well.  I'm assuming this is a cut and paste error with the documentation.
>>
>>
>
>Why are you trying 8.1 docs against 8.0 software?
>
>
>
Sorry- my typo.  System is 8.1, not 8.0.1.

Did this work in 8.0?

Brian