Re: non superuser creating flat files

Tom,

Thank you very much, that works now.

Terri Reid
01925 732359

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
Sent: 13 August 2007 15:50
To: Terri Reid
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] non superuser creating flat files

"Terri Reid" <treid(at)bct-solutions(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> I have data that is being updated in a table that I need to export to a
flat
> file via a database trigger on insert or update. The user performing the
> update will not be a superuser. I've tried to use COPY TO, but that
doesn't
> work for non-superusers.

It will if invoked in a trigger function that's marked SECURITY DEFINER
and owned by a superuser.

regards, tom lane