Re: lo_import

On Mon, 5 May 2003, Ramon Alonso Allende wrote:

> Hi I am using postgres 7.3 in macos X and i am not able to insert a
> file into a table all i see is the following error
>
> insert into archivo (d_id,path) values (1,
> lo_import('/Users/allende/Documents/PDF/Networks/10356399.pdf'));
>
> ERROR: lo_import: can't open unix file
> "/Users/allende/Documents/PDF/Networks/10356399.pdf": Permission denied
>
>
> I have done it as a regular user and as postgres user and still does
> not work.

But does the user the postmaster runs as have permission to read that file? I
would guess not. If you've looked at the file permissions and think it can then
also check the permissions on the directories leading to that file.

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Nigel J. Andrews