Not null contraints

From: "Tamsin" <tg_mail(at)bryncadfan(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Postgres General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Not null contraints
Date: 2000-10-13 11:00:32
Message-ID: NEBBKHBOBMJCHDMGKCNJEEDACEAA.tg_mail@bryncadfan.co.uk
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Quick question -
I want to remove a not null constraint from a table. I've read the posts
about having to rename, recreate without not nulls & insert back into the
table. This is fine, but the table also has a lot of foreign keys/rules etc
& recreating all these is a bit of pain.
I tried updating pg_attribute & setting attnotnull to 'f' for the field in
question. This seems to have worked. Is it safe?! - is there anything else
I should be aware of?

Thanks,
Tamsin

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