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<para>
You must be a superuser to use <command>ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY</>.
+ (This restriction is made because an erroneous operator family definition
+ could confuse or even crash the server.)
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY</command> does not presently check
+ whether the operator family definition includes all the operators and
+ functions required by the index method, nor whether the operators and
+ functions form a self-consistent set. It is the user's
+ responsibility to define a valid operator family.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Refer to <xref linkend="xindex"> for further information.
</para>
</refsect1>
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server.)
</para>
- <para>
- <command>CREATE OPERATOR FAMILY</command> does not presently check
- whether the operator family definition includes all the operators and
- functions required by the index method, nor whether the operators and
- functions form a self-consistent set. It is the user's
- responsibility to define a valid operator family.
- </para>
-
<para>
Refer to <xref linkend="xindex"> for further information.
</para>