From b3fb16e8bb3eaadc6bd4e7cc6af816b0359d7b3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Paquier Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 10:50:21 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Reword description of roles able to view track_activities's info The information generated when track_activities is accessible to superusers, roles with the privileges of pg_read_all_stats, as well as roles one has the privileges of. The original text did not outline the last point, while the change done in ac1ae47 was unclear about the second point. Per discussion with Nathan Bossart. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20220521185743.GA886636@nathanxps13 Backpatch-through: 10 --- doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index fe64239ed9..5b7ce6531d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -7917,9 +7917,10 @@ COPY postgres_log FROM '/full/path/to/logfile.csv' WITH csv; executing command of each session, along with its identifier and the time when that command began execution. This parameter is on by default. Note that even when enabled, this information is only - visible to superusers, members of the + visible to superusers, roles with privileges of the pg_read_all_stats role and the user owning the - session being reported on, so it should not represent a security risk. + sessions being reported on (including sessions belonging to a role they + have the privileges of), so it should not represent a security risk. Only superusers and users with the appropriate SET privilege can change this setting.