Doc: fix missing explanation of default object privileges.

The GRANT reference page, which lists the default privileges for new
objects, failed to mention that USAGE is granted by default for data
types and domains.  As a lesser sin, it also did not specify anything
about the initial privileges for sequences, FDWs, foreign servers,
or large objects.  Fix that, and add a comment to acldefault() in the
probably vain hope of getting people to maintain this list in future.

Noted by Laurenz Albe, though I editorialized on the wording a bit.
Back-patch to all supported branches, since they all have this behavior.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/1507620895.4152.1.camel@cybertec.at

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
index 8f385f6bb757ce0333cc55ed60d85a87605d4790..385cfe6a9cab4f2824198a6f7ce26a69f3fc0a16 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
@@ -156,12 +156,22 @@ GRANT <replaceable class="parameter">role_name</replaceable> [, ...] TO <replace
   <para>
    PostgreSQL grants default privileges on some types of objects to
    <literal>PUBLIC</literal>.  No privileges are granted to
-   <literal>PUBLIC</literal> by default on tables,
-   columns, schemas or tablespaces. For other types, the default privileges
+   <literal>PUBLIC</literal> by default on
+   tables,
+   table columns,
+   sequences,
+   foreign data wrappers,
+   foreign servers,
+   large objects,
+   schemas,
+   or tablespaces.
+   For other types of objects, the default privileges
    granted to <literal>PUBLIC</literal> are as follows:
-   <literal>CONNECT</literal> and <literal>CREATE TEMP TABLE</literal> for
-   databases; <literal>EXECUTE</literal> privilege for functions; and
-   <literal>USAGE</literal> privilege for languages.
+   <literal>CONNECT</literal> and <literal>TEMPORARY</literal> (create
+   temporary tables) privileges for databases;
+   <literal>EXECUTE</literal> privilege for functions; and
+   <literal>USAGE</literal> privilege for languages and data types
+   (including domains).
    The object owner can, of course, <command>REVOKE</command>
    both default and  expressly granted privileges. (For maximum
    security, issue the <command>REVOKE</> in the same transaction that

diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c
index 0c26e44d820507221e16a75f24dc05e73c72ccba..fa6b792d008cd801bbbb65265b8a10fd13903a41 100644 (file)
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/acl.c
@@ -737,7 +737,9 @@ hash_aclitem_extended(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
  * acldefault()  --- create an ACL describing default access permissions
  *
  * Change this routine if you want to alter the default access policy for
- * newly-created objects (or any object with a NULL acl entry).
+ * newly-created objects (or any object with a NULL acl entry).  When
+ * you make a change here, don't forget to update the GRANT man page,
+ * which explains all the default permissions.
  *
  * Note that these are the hard-wired "defaults" that are used in the
  * absence of any pg_default_acl entry.