On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 04:50:27PM +0100, Jelte Fennema-Nio wrote:
> > This wording was suggested upthread. I think the point here is that if
> > the superuser is logging in from the local machine, it's obvious that
> > they can do whatever they want. The point is to emphasize that a
> > superuser without a local login can, too.
>
> Changed this from "remotely using other means" to "using other SQL commands".
Yes, I like the SQL emphasis since "remote" just doesn't seem like the
right thing to highlight here.
> > > > + some outside mechanism. In such environments, using <command>ALTER
> > > > + SYSTEM</command> to make configuration changes might appear to work,
> > > > + but then may be discarded at some point in the future when that outside
> > >
> > > "might"
> >
> > This does not seem like a mistake to me. I'm not sure why you think it is.
>
> I also think the original sentence was correct, but I don't think it
> read very naturally. Changed it now in hopes to improve that.
So, might means "possibility" while "may" means permission, so "might"
is clearer here.
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