From cffca3665d8238dddf7afb4a3404866e375195c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:34:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify text about combining row-level policies Reported-by: splarv@ya.ru Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/173045909386.700.9231055113418242392@wrigleys.postgresql.org Backpatch-through: master --- doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml index 3c56610d2ac..08155b156a5 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml @@ -2628,7 +2628,8 @@ GRANT SELECT (col1), UPDATE (col1) ON mytable TO miriam_rw; When multiple policies apply to a given query, they are combined using either OR (for permissive policies, which are the default) or using AND (for restrictive policies). - This is similar to the rule that a given role has the privileges + The OR behavior is similar to the rule that a given + role has the privileges of all roles that they are a member of. Permissive vs. restrictive policies are discussed further below.