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Running a query as a specific, different user

From
Mark Lubratt
Date:
Hello all!

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?

Thanks!
Mark

Re: Running a query as a specific, different user

From
John DeSoi
Date:
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

Re: Running a query as a specific, different user

From
Mark Lubratt
Date:
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
>
>