Re: PostgreSQL BugTool Submission

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Stephan Szabo <sszabo@megazone23.bigpanda.com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org, nagya@inf.elte.hu
Date: 2000-10-14T04:36:46Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
Can someone give me a good description of this for TODO?

> 
> Yes, this is a known issue due to the fact that the
> triggers use SPI and need to use SELECT ... FOR UPDATE
> to lock the rows it is reading (and select for update
> requires the update permission).  The workaround I
> know about for now is to give update permission and make
> triggers to disallow updates as appropriate.
> 
> (If this isn't in the TODO list or FAQ yet, it probably
> should be.)
> 
> Stephan Szabo
> sszabo@bigpanda.com
> 
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org wrote:
> 
> > NAGY Andras (nagya@inf.elte.hu) reports a bug with a severity of 3
> > The lower the number the more severe it is.
> > 
> > Short Description
> > Foreign keys referencing read-only tables fail
> 
> 


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