Clarify restrict_nonsystem_relation_kind description.

This change improves the description of the
restrict_nonsystem_relation_kind parameter in guc_table.c and the
documentation for better clarity.

Backpatch to 12, where this GUC parameter was introduced.

Reviewed-by: Peter Eisentraut
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/6a96f1af-22b4-4a80-8161-1f26606b9ee2%40eisentraut.org
Backpatch-through: 12

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 69c4bc614f814b2d56a0725c95ad8fdffae61c32..18c104f079fb8288f099ee3b733958c0fef982f2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -9573,9 +9573,9 @@ SET XML OPTION { DOCUMENT | CONTENT };
      </term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       This variable specifies relation kind to which access is restricted.
-       It contains a comma-separated list of relation kind.  Currently, the
-       supported relation kinds are <literal>view</literal> and
+       Set relation kinds for which access to non-system relations is prohibited.
+       The value takes the form of a comma-separated list of relation kinds.
+       Currently, the supported relation kinds are <literal>view</literal> and
        <literal>foreign-table</literal>.
       </para>
      </listitem>

diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
index dc67699ba4d8ecf9cf71c950c2ca0eb105bb392f..c029bd176d15264aa7ecbb72ca7f198233a3afbb 100644 (file)
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
@@ -4552,7 +4552,7 @@ struct config_string ConfigureNamesString[] =
 
        {
                {"restrict_nonsystem_relation_kind", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
-                       gettext_noop("Sets relation kinds of non-system relation to restrict use"),
+                       gettext_noop("Prohibits access to non-system relations of specified kinds."),
                        NULL,
                        GUC_LIST_INPUT | GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE
                },