Re: Possibility to disable `ALTER SYSTEM` - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jelte Fennema-Nio
Subject Re: Possibility to disable `ALTER SYSTEM`
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Msg-id CAGECzQTaCifjFT3dL-VYptdZa=O51b+gBStrWsKdANHy_f3fmw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Possibility to disable `ALTER SYSTEM`  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: Possibility to disable `ALTER SYSTEM`
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On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 23:06, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> > > > > +        some outside mechanism. In such environments, using <command>ALTER
> > > > > +        SYSTEM</command> to make configuration changes might appear to work,
> > > > > +        but then may be discarded at some point in the future when that outside
> > > >
> > > > "might"
> > >
> > > This does not seem like a mistake to me. I'm not sure why you think it is.
> >
> > I also think the original sentence was correct, but I don't think it
> > read very naturally. Changed it now in hopes to improve that.
>
> So, might means "possibility" while "may" means permission, so "might"
> is clearer here.

Aaah, I misunderstood your original feedback then. I thought you
didn't like the use of "might" in "might appear to work". But I now
realize you meant "may be discarded" should be changed to "might be
discarded". I addressed that in my latest version of the patch.



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