Re: doc: Fix description of how the default user name is chosen - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: doc: Fix description of how the default user name is chosen
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In response to Re: doc: Fix description of how the default user name is chosen  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: doc: Fix description of how the default user name is chosen
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On Sat, Jul  9, 2022 at 08:06:21AM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:
> Maybe invoke the wording from the libpq docs and say:
> 
> The default database name is the same as the user connection parameter.
> 
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-PARAMKEYWORDS
> 
> That page doesn’t feel the need to qualify user name and I don’t think it hurts
> comprehension; and the  writing “user parameter” there, instead of “user name”,
> since the parameter is simply “user”, not “username”.

Well, it could be the login OS name if the user connection parameter is
unspecified, right?

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