Re: lo_export and files permissions

Hi,

> I was using sql lo_export function before upgraded to
> 7.0 (which doesn't allow non-admin to call it). So if
> possible, you can use the client function lo_export to
> extract the blob. I know it's simple in Perl DBI but
> not sure about java.

I actually use lo_export with java. But this only allow to export dta, not
to delete exported data ??

> Another work-around might be to lo_export the file
> to a directory writable by nobody.

I tried, don't work.
In fact, I can delete by hand, even if i'm not root or postgres by using
command "rm -f".
But I can't delete using Java's File object.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Guo Bin <guobin_(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: <mike(dot)baroukh(at)netcourrier(dot)com>; <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [SQL] lo_export and files permissions

> Hi,
> I was using sql lo_export function before upgraded to
> 7.0 (which doesn't allow non-admin to call it). So if
> possible, you can use the client function lo_export to
> extract the blob. I know it's simple in Perl DBI but
> not sure about java.
> Another work-around might be to lo_export the file
> to a directory writable by nobody.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Guo Bin
>
> --- mike(dot)baroukh(at)netcourrier(dot)com wrote:
> > De: Mike Baroukh <mike(dot)baroukh(at)netcourrier(dot)com>
> > À: <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> > Objet: lo_export and files permissions
> > Date : lundi 14 août 2000 10:44
> >
> > Hi everybody.
> >
> > Who can help me with a lo_export() problem ? :
> >
> > I'm using lo_export function in sql statement with pgsql
> > 6.5 on Linux RH 6.2.
> > Data are exported fine.
> > My problem is I can't delete created objects cause they
> > have writing permissions for user postgres only.
> > I tried changing umask for postmaster with no success.
> > When I try to delete, it's within a servlet so running as
> > user nobody.what would be fine is adding write
> > permissions to group postgres so I can add nobody to this
> > group ...
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> >
> > Mike Baroukh
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> >
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