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Revert "docs: change "default role" wording to "predefined role""
This reverts commit 0e936a2. Per discussion, we can't change the section title without some web-site work, so revert this change temporarily. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/157742545062.1149.11052653770497832538@wrigleys.postgresql.org
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existence of a session and its general properties such as its sessions user
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and database are visible to all users. Superusers and members of the
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built-in role <literal>pg_read_all_stats</literal> (see also <xref
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linkend="predefined-roles"/>) can see all the information about all sessions.
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linkend="default-roles"/>) can see all the information about all sessions.
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<table id="monitoring-stats-dynamic-views-table">

‎doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml

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</para>
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<sect1 id="predefined-roles">
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<title>Predefined Roles</title>
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<sect1 id="default-roles">
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<title>Default Roles</title>
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<indexterm zone="predefined-roles">
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<indexterm zone="default-roles">
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<primary>role</primary>
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<para>
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of predefined
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roles which allow access to privileged capabilities and information.
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Administrators can GRANT these roles to login and non-login roles,
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providing those roles with access to the specified capabilities and
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information.
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of default roles
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which provide access to certain, commonly needed, privileged capabilities
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and information. Administrators can GRANT these roles to users and/or
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other roles in their environment, providing those users with access to
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the specified capabilities and information.
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<para>
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The predefined roles are described in <xref linkend="predefined-roles-table"/>.
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Note that the specific permissions for each of the predefined roles may
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The default roles are described in <xref linkend="default-roles-table"/>.
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Note that the specific permissions for each of the default roles may
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change in the future as additional capabilities are added. Administrators
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should monitor the release notes for changes.
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</para>
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<table tocentry="1" id="predefined-roles-table">
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<title>Predefined Roles</title>
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<table tocentry="1" id="default-roles-table">
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<title>Default Roles</title>
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<tgroup cols="2">
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<thead>
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<literal>pg_read_all_stats</literal> and <literal>pg_stat_scan_tables</literal>
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roles are intended to allow administrators to easily configure a role for the
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purpose of monitoring the database server. They grant a set of common privileges
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allowing the role to read configuration settings, statistics, and other
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system information normally restricted to superusers.
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allowing the role to read various useful configuration settings, statistics and
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other system information normally restricted to superusers.
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