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Commit 3e754a89 authored by Simon Riggs's avatar Simon Riggs
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Clarify some behaviours of REASSIGN OWNED and DROP OWNED BY.

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......@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ DROP OWNED BY <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCAD
reassigns the ownership of all the database objects owned by one or
more roles.
</para>
<para>
Databases owned by the role(s) will not be removed.
</para>
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......@@ -73,10 +73,17 @@ REASSIGN OWNED BY <replaceable class="PARAMETER">old_role</replaceable> [, ...]
that contains objects owned by a role that is to be removed.
</para>
<para>
<command>REASSIGN OWNED</command> requires privileges on both the
source role(s) and the target role.
</para>
<para>
The <xref linkend="sql-drop-owned"
endterm="sql-drop-owned-title"> command is an alternative that
drops all the database objects owned by one or more roles.
drops all the database objects owned by one or more roles. Note
also that <command>DROP OWNED</command> requires privileges only
on the source role(s).
</para>
<para>
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