From 5ca9740486061ff96c42cc4251483bcc451319c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kay-kim <kay.kim@materialize.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:12:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] edu-7: tweak create role intro sentence

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 doc/user/content/sql/create-role.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/user/content/sql/create-role.md b/doc/user/content/sql/create-role.md
index 0a254f8ecee78..a42f7d14b1845 100644
--- a/doc/user/content/sql/create-role.md
+++ b/doc/user/content/sql/create-role.md
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ menu:
     parent: commands
 ---
 
-`CREATE ROLE` creates a new role, which is a user account in Materialize.[^1]
+Use `CREATE ROLE` [^1] to:
+- Create functional roles (*Both Cloud and Self-Managed*).
+- Create roles with login/password/superuser privileges (*Self-Managed only*).
 
 When you connect to Materialize, you must specify the name of a valid role in
 the system.