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This is part of what many people find so confusing. In most systems “role” is a group (or something closely resembling a group), not a user. The weird terminolo
by skissane 3y ago
This is part of what many people find so confusing. In most systems “role” is a group (or something closely resembling a group), not a user. The weird terminology confuses beginners
- _jhqp 3y agoIt's a bit confusing and legacy. All roles function like you would expect groups to function A role that is not allowed to login is a `group`. While the CREATE USER and CREATE GROUP commands still exist, they are simply aliases for CREATE ROLE.