Re: allow_system_table_mods stuff

On 2019-11-28 17:11, Tom Lane wrote:
> I read through the patch set and have just one quibble: in the
> proposed new docs,
> 
> +        Allows modification of the structure of system tables as well as
> +        certain other risky actions on system tables.  This is otherwise not
> +        allowed even for superusers.  This is used by
> +        <command>initdb</command>.  Inconsiderate use of this setting can
> +        cause irretrievable data loss or seriously corrupt the database
> +        system.  Only superusers can change this setting.
> 
> "Inconsiderate" doesn't seem like le mot juste.  Maybe "Ill-advised"?
> 
> (I'm also wondering whether the sentence about initdb is worth keeping.)

committed with those adjustments

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