From 00be0bc3d57f1b01249429bc0a154ecb41e02e7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:54:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: PG 16 relnotes: move role INHERIT item and clarify it Also split out new role ADMIN syntax entry. Reported-by: Pavel Luzanov Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/0ebcc8ea-7f5a-d014-d53f-e078622be35d@aklaver.com Backpatch-through: 16 only --- doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml index c9c4fc07ca..c4ae566900 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml @@ -229,6 +229,24 @@ Collations and locales can vary between databases so having them as read-only se + + + + +Role inheritance now controls the default inheritance status of member roles added during GRANT (Robert Haas) + + + +The role's default inheritance behavior can be overridden with the new GRANT ... WITH INHERIT clause. +This allows inheritance of some roles and not others because the members' inheritance status is set at GRANT time. +Previously the inheritance status of member roles was controlled only by the role's inheritance status, and +changes to a role's inheritance status affected all previous and future member roles. + + +