Re: BUG #14645: Can't use psql from within program used by "copy ... from program" script?

Thanks, Tom.

I'm running this all locally on my laptop.

I checkout stdout and stderr: Nothing.

John

On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> john(at)7fff(dot)com writes:
> > copy bug(id) from program '$HOME/bug/data' csv header;
>
> > It calls a script called data. I run it with psql -X -f
> > $HOME/bug/setup.sql
>
> > This works for the "data" script:
>
> > #/bin/bash
> > echo "id"
> > echo "1"
> > echo "2"
>
> > This doesn't:
>
> > #/bin/bash
> > echo "id"
> > echo "1"
> > psql -X -t -q -c "select 2" | xargs
>
> > I can't figure out if psql is disallowed from the program referenced by
> the
> > copy program; or if somehow standard out is getting nuked.
>
> I think you're getting messed up by the fact that the program will
> be run by the server, ie, under the postgres user's login, not your
> own login. Try capturing psql's stderr to see if it's printing a
> cant-login type of message.
>
> regards, tom lane
>