@@ -483,30 +483,30 @@ DROP ROLE doomed_role;
483483 </para>
484484 </sect1>
485485
486- <sect1 id="predefined -roles">
487- <title>Predefined Roles</title>
486+ <sect1 id="default -roles">
487+ <title>Default Roles</title>
488488
489- <indexterm zone="predefined -roles">
489+ <indexterm zone="default -roles">
490490 <primary>role</primary>
491491 </indexterm>
492492
493493 <para>
494- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of predefined
495- roles which allow access to privileged capabilities and information.
496- Administrators can GRANT these roles to login and non-login roles,
497- providing those roles with access to the specified capabilities and
498- information.
494+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides a set of default roles
495+ which provide access to certain, commonly needed, privileged capabilities
496+ and information. Administrators can GRANT these roles to users and/or
497+ other roles in their environment, providing those users with access to
498+ the specified capabilities and information.
499499 </para>
500500
501501 <para>
502- The predefined roles are described in <xref linkend="predefined -roles-table"/>.
503- Note that the specific permissions for each of the predefined roles may
502+ The default roles are described in <xref linkend="default -roles-table"/>.
503+ Note that the specific permissions for each of the default roles may
504504 change in the future as additional capabilities are added. Administrators
505505 should monitor the release notes for changes.
506506 </para>
507507
508- <table tocentry="1" id="predefined -roles-table">
509- <title>Predefined Roles</title>
508+ <table tocentry="1" id="default -roles-table">
509+ <title>Default Roles</title>
510510 <tgroup cols="2">
511511 <thead>
512512 <row>
@@ -565,8 +565,8 @@ DROP ROLE doomed_role;
565565 <literal>pg_read_all_stats</literal> and <literal>pg_stat_scan_tables</literal>
566566 roles are intended to allow administrators to easily configure a role for the
567567 purpose of monitoring the database server. They grant a set of common privileges
568- allowing the role to read configuration settings, statistics, and other
569- system information normally restricted to superusers.
568+ allowing the role to read various useful configuration settings, statistics and
569+ other system information normally restricted to superusers.
570570 </para>
571571
572572 <para>
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