<para>
To assign privileges, the <command>GRANT</command> command is
- used. For example, if <literal>joe</literal> is an existing user, and
+ used. For example, if <literal>joe</literal> is an existing role, and
<literal>accounts</literal> is an existing table, the privilege to
update the table can be granted with:
<programlisting>
</para>
<para>
- The special <quote>user</quote> name <literal>PUBLIC</literal> can
- be used to grant a privilege to every user on the system. Also,
+ The special <quote>role</quote> name <literal>PUBLIC</literal> can
+ be used to grant a privilege to every role on the system. Also,
<quote>group</> roles can be set up to help manage privileges when
there are many users of a database — for details see
<xref linkend="user-manag">.