"Kynn Jones" <kynnjo(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> If one can set up this insert operation so that it happens automatically
> whenever a new connection is made, I'd like to learn how it's done.
For manual psql sessions, you can put some setup commands in ~/.psqlrc.
In any other context I'm afraid you're stuck with modifying your client
application code.
An ON CONNECT trigger enforced by the database seems a bit scary to me.
If it's broken, how you gonna get into the DB to fix it?
regards, tom lane