Re: grant problem

On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 17:27:25 +0530,
Rajarshi Mukherjee <mukherjee(dot)rajarshi(at)gmail(dot)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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