Re: Running a query as a specific, different user - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Mark Lubratt
Subject Re: Running a query as a specific, different user
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Msg-id 481E4A68-2774-4E1A-AB01-B370718F6888@indeq.com
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In response to Re: Running a query as a specific, different user  (John DeSoi <desoi@pgedit.com>)
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Bingo!  Thanks!  I'm not sure how I missed that one...

Mark

On Nov 19, 2006, at 2:12 PM, John DeSoi wrote:

>
> On Nov 19, 2006, at 11:10 AM, Mark Lubratt wrote:
>
>> I'm working on a report (using jasperreports) for an application
>> I've written accessing PG 8.1.4.  The view I'm doing the report on
>> needs to run as a the specific user requesting the report;
>> however, the report is connecting to the database using a general
>> username for the report itself.
>>
>> Is there a way within the SQL of the request to get a query to
>> execute as a specific user?  In effect changing the user in the
>> middle of a connection?
>
> SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/sql-set-session-
> authorization.html
>
>
>
> John DeSoi, Ph.D.
> http://pgedit.com/
> Power Tools for PostgreSQL
>
>


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