Re: grant problem

PLEASE GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE..


On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:24:58 -0600, Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 17:27:25 +0530,
>  Rajarshi Mukherjee <mukherjee.rajarshi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >  Hello all,
> >
> >  i have a function that updates a table. I gave execute grant on it to
> >  a particular user but no grant on the table in question.
> >
> >  when logging in as that user and executing the function, i get an error
> >  ERROR: permission denied for relation <table_name>
> >
> >  How can i ensure that any update on this table is only done through
> >  that function, and that the function is oublicly executable?
>
> You need to create the function with the security definer property.
>
> >
> >  Please provide suggestions.
> >
> >  Thanks & Regards,
> > Raj.
> >
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