[taler-docs] branch master updated: db instruction order

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commit 5293c62b066d8106816d2f270876e21056363782
Author: Florian Dold <florian@dold.me>
AuthorDate: Fri Aug 6 15:25:13 2021 +0200

    db instruction order
---
 taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst b/taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst
index a3babed..af93978 100644
--- a/taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst
+++ b/taler-exchange-setup-guide.rst
@@ -741,7 +741,28 @@ This will create a ``taler-exchange`` database owned by the
 ``taler-exchange-httpd`` user.  We will use that user later to perform
 database maintenance operations.
 
-Next, we need to grant the other accounts limited access:
+
+Assuming the above database setup, the database credentials to configure
+in the configuration file would simply be:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+  :caption: /etc/taler/secrets/exchange-db.secret.conf
+
+  [exchangedb-postgres]
+  CONFIG=postgres:///taler-exchange
+
+
+If the database is run on a different host, please follow the instructions
+from the Postgres manual for configuring remote access.
+
+After configuring the database credentials, the exchange database needs
+to be initialized with the following command:
+
+.. code-block:: shell-session
+
+  [root@exchange-online]# sudo -u taler-exchange-httpd taler-exchange-dbinit
+
+Finally we need to grant the other accounts limited access:
 
 .. code-block:: shell-session
 
@@ -763,26 +784,16 @@ Next, we need to grant the other accounts limited access:
   message after the execution.  This might be avoided by first getting a shell 
as the taler-exchange-httpd user
   and then run the SQL statements.
 
+.. note::
 
-Assuming the above database setup, the database credentials to configure
-in the configuration file would simply be:
-
-.. code-block:: ini
-  :caption: /etc/taler/secrets/exchange-db.secret.conf
-
-  [exchangedb-postgres]
-  CONFIG=postgres:///taler-exchange
-
+   The above instructions for changing database permissions only work *after*
+   having initialized the database with ``taler-exchange-dbinit``, as
+   the tables to exist before permissions can be granted on them.
 
-If the database is run on a different host, please follow the instructions
-from the Postgres manual for configuring remote access.
-
-After configuring the database credentials, the exchange database needs
-to be initialized with the following command:
+..
 
-.. code-block:: shell-session
+  FIXME: Why don't we grant the permissions to the schema / database then?
 
-  [root@exchange-online]# sudo -u taler-exchange-httpd taler-exchange-dbinit
 
 
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