Re: Security definer function to alter a sequence

On Tue, 2025-02-11 at 15:57 -0700, Sbob wrote:
> I thought that DDL calls in a security definer function were blocked. I may be confused

I think you are. I am not aware of anything that is forbidden in a SECURITY DEFINER
function. On the contrary - people usually use them to perform activities that the
calling user is not allowed to do.

Don't forget to set a "search_path" on all SECURITY DEFINER functions.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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