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doc: add missing role attributes to user management section 

Reported-by: Shinya Kato

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/1ecdb1ff78e9b03dfce37e85eaca725a@oss.nttdata.com

Author: Shinya Kato

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@ -236,6 +236,39 @@ CREATE USER <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>inheritance of privileges<indexterm><primary>role</primary><secondary>privilege to inherit</secondary></indexterm></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A role is given permission to inherit the privileges of roles it is a
member of, by default. However, to create a role without the permission,
use <literal>CREATE ROLE <replaceable>name</replaceable> NOINHERIT</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>bypassing row-level security<indexterm><primary>role</primary><secondary>privilege to bypass</secondary></indexterm></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A role must be explicitly given permission to bypass every row-level security (RLS) policy
(except for superusers, since those bypass all permission checks).
To create such a role, use <literal>CREATE ROLE <replaceable>name</replaceable> BYPASSRLS</literal> as a superuser.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>connection limit<indexterm><primary>role</primary><secondary>privilege to limit connection</secondary></indexterm></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Connection limit can specify how many concurrent connections a role can make.
-1 (the default) means no limit. Specify connection limit upon role creation with
<literal>CREATE ROLE <replaceable>name</replaceable> CONNECTION LIMIT '<replaceable>integer</replaceable>'</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
A role's attributes can be modified after creation with