Re: [GENERAL] pl/pgsql

Re: [GENERAL] pl/pgsql

It is my understanding that the answer is no. This is
because pl/pgSQL is a language (if configured) to be
available to all users and access to external
routines,
the filesystem, etc. would be a major security hole,
since each backend runs as user 'postgres'. That's
why Postgres superuser privileges are necessary to 
create functions in a language like 'C':

"Only users with Postgres superuser privilege are
permitted to create a function in the 'C' language.  
Others may use the 'sql' language or the 
created procedural languages."

Hope that helps, 

Mike Mascari
mascarim@yahoo.com


--- Paul Kelly  wrote:
> hi,
>   is there any way in pl/pgsql to create a function 
> that causes postrges to call an external program, or
> to call a function in a C shared lib?
> 
> Paul
> ----------------------------------------------
> Paul Kelly		pkelly@virtual.org.uk
> U-NET Internet Noc	Some day now!

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