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From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: Can the username calling a function be made available within the function?
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Msg-id 200404071325.14808.dev@archonet.com
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In response to Can the username calling a function be made available within the function?  (Adam Witney <awitney@sghms.ac.uk>)
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On Wednesday 07 April 2004 11:23, Adam Witney wrote:
> I'd like to be able to have a PL/pgSQL function defined as SECURITY
> DEFINER, but still have access to the calling username within the function.
> Is this possible?
>
> I could pass current_user as a parameter, but of course this could easily
> be bypassed.
>
> Is there a way of coding this?

Just "SELECT CURRENT_USER" into a variable. You might want SESSION_USER
though.


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  Richard Huxton
  Archonet Ltd

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