doc: clarify who owns the initdb-created cluster, by default

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/ZZoTBSdKeBG_HZ7A@momjian.us Backpatch-through: 16
2 years ago · 65ee2ed0d0
parent a12774ba0e
commit 65ee2ed0d0
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--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      <term><option>--username=<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-        Selects the user name of the
+        Sets the user name of the
        <glossterm linkend="glossary-bootstrap-superuser">bootstrap superuser</glossterm>.
-        This defaults to the name of the
-        <glossterm linkend="glossary-cluster-owner">cluster owner</glossterm>.
+        This defaults to the name of the operating-system user running
+        <command>initdb</command>.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>