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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml index c5edaed153..05f98bb6bb 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml @@ -643,6 +643,18 @@ GRANT admins TO joe; </para> <para> + In the SQL standard, sequences only have a <literal>USAGE</literal> + privilege, which controls the use of the <literal>NEXT VALUE FOR</literal> + expression, which is equivalent to the + function <function>nextval</function> in PostgreSQL. The sequence + privileges <literal>SELECT</literal> and <literal>UPDATE</literal> are + PostgreSQL extensions. The application of the + sequence <literal>USAGE</literal> privilege to + the <literal>currval</literal> function is also a PostgreSQL extension (as + is the function itself). + </para> + + <para> Privileges on databases, tablespaces, schemas, and languages are <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extensions. </para> |