Re: restrict modification of column values in BR triggers

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:35 AM, Miroslav Šimulčík
<simulcik(dot)miro(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> is there any way to prevent role from modifing values of some columns of NEW
> row in before row triggers? I revoked insert privilege from these columns to
> ensure that only default value can be inserted, but it is still posible to
> modify values being inserted using before row triggers. I can't revoke
> trigger privilege on that table, because this role must be able to create
> triggers on this table.

No, or at least I don't think so. If you give someone trigger
privileges on your table, that's pretty much game over. The trigger
functions they create will run as you.

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