Re: foreign key on pg_shadow

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "M(dot)D(dot)G(dot) Lange" <mlange(at)dltmedia(dot)nl>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: foreign key on pg_shadow
Date: 2005-06-14 13:37:22
Message-ID: 27838.1118756242@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"M.D.G. Lange" <mlange(at)dltmedia(dot)nl> writes:
> No matter what ON DELETE constraint I created, the system will not allow
> me to create a foreign key, as pg_shadow is a system catalog.

We do not support foreign keys (or indeed triggers of any kind) on
system catalogs. I don't foresee that happening in the near future
either, though I think there is something about it on the TODO list.

regards, tom lane

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