Re: Possibility to disable `ALTER SYSTEM`

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 12:47:46AM +0100, Jelte Fennema-Nio wrote:
> 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.

Thanks.  I did the may/might/can changes in the docs years ago so I
remember the distinction.

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