| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | "Craig" <postgresql(at)bryden(dot)co(dot)za> |
| Cc: | "PG-General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Role Permissions |
| Date: | 2006-01-07 17:26:38 |
| Message-ID: | 29427.1136654798@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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"Craig" <postgresql(at)bryden(dot)co(dot)za> writes:
> I am trying to prevent anyone that inhertis from role1 to not be able to =
> select from any database table, unless they execute a function that I =
> have provided. How do I setup the security for this?=20
You need to mark the function as SECURITY DEFINER, which means that it
runs with its creator's permissions. By default a function runs with
the caller's permissions.
(Yeah, SECURITY DEFINER is a pretty obscure name for this. It's what
the SQL spec requires though :-()
regards, tom lane
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