On Wed, Mar 27, 2024, 11:46 Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 1:12 PM Isaac Morland <isaac.morl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 13:05, Greg Sabino Mullane <htamf...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> The purpose of the setting is to prevent > <emphasis>accidental</emphasis> modifications via <literal>ALTER > SYSTEM</literal> in environments where > >> The emphasis on 'accidental' seems a bit heavy here, and odd. Surely, > just "to prevent modifications via ALTER SYSTEM in environments where..." > is enough? > > Not necessarily disagreeing, but it's very important nobody ever mistake > this for a security feature. I don't know if the extra word "accidental" is > necessary, but I think that's the motivation. > > I think the emphasis is entirely warranted in this case. +1. And while "non-malicious" may technically be more correct, I don't think it's any clearer. >
