Re: read in to psql from file

Doug,

1. Put the file in single quotes:
\i '/root/phones'

2. Check the permissions on the directory /root/.

I would suggest that the permissions for the directory
/root/ be left alone and for you to move executable
scripts to a different directory.

Best of luck,

Andrew Gould

--- Doug Moore <moored3947(at)home(dot)com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As I understand it, in order to read in a file
> containing sql commands
> I should use the \i <file> syntax in psql.
>
> So, from the psql prompt I type:
>
> \i /root/phones
>
> I get back "/root/phones: permission denied"
>
> I am in psql as the user who owns the database.
> The file in question is readable and writeable by
> all.
>
> What do I do next?
>
> V/R,
> Doug Moore
>
>
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