The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 2561
Logged by: Brian Hurt
Email address: bhurt (AT) janestcapital (DOT) com
PostgreSQL version: 8.01
Operating system: Documentation
Description: Manual is wrong: You can't grant a group to public
Details:

The manual page for grant here:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/i...sql-grant.html

indicates that you can grant a group to public. The discussion of
priveleges here:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/i...rivileges.html

indicates that you can't, and experiment with 8.01 confirms that you can't
as well. I'm assuming this is a cut and paste error with the documentation.

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Brian Hurt wrote:

Why are you trying 8.1 docs against 8.0 software?

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"Brian Hurt" <bhurt (AT) janestcapital (DOT) com> writes:
Actually, I see nothing in that part of the manual mentioning that you
can't, either, but it's indeed true. Text adjusted in 8.1 and HEAD.
Thanks for the report.

regards, tom lane

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