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‎doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml‎

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Documentation of the system catalogs, directed toward PostgreSQL developers
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml,v 2.29 2001/11/21 05:53:40 thomas Exp $
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml,v 2.30 2002/02/18 23:10:59 petere Exp $
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<chapter id="catalogs">
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<entry></entry>
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<entry>not currently used</entry>
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<row>
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<entry>lanacl</entry>
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<entry><type>aclitem[]</type></entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<entry>Access permissions</entry>
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</row>
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</tbody>
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Again, the interpretation is language-specific.
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</entry>
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<row>
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<entry>proacl</entry>
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<entry><type>aclitem[]</type></entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<entry>Access permissions</entry>
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml‎

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<refentry id="SQL-CREATEFUNCTION">
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definition without breaking objects that refer to the function.
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<para>
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To be able to define a function, the user must have the
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<literal>USAGE</literal> privilege on the language.
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</para>
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<para>
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By default, only the owner (creator) of the function has the right
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to execute it. Other users must be granted the
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<literal>EXECUTE</literal> privilege on the function to be able to
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use it.
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</para>
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<xref linkend="sql-dropfunction">,
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<xref linkend="sql-grant">,
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<xref linkend="sql-load">,
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<xref linkend="sql-revoke">,
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<citetitle>PostgreSQL Programmer's Guide</citetitle>
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml‎

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml,v 1.21 2002/02/18 23:11:02 petere Exp $
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PostgreSQL documentation
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lanname | lanispl | lanpltrusted | lanplcallfoid | lancompiler
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internal | f | f | 0 | n/a
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C | f | f | 0 | /bin/cc
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sql | f | f | 0 | postgres
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c | f | f | 0 | /bin/cc
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sql | f | t | 0 | postgres
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</screen>
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</para>
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At present, the definition of a procedural language cannot be
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changed once it has been created.
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<para>
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To be able to use a procedural language, a user must be granted the
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<literal>USAGE</literal> privilege. The
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<command>createlang</command> program automatically grants
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permissions to everyone if the language is known to be trusted.
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</para>
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<member><xref linkend="sql-droplanguage"></member>
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<member><xref linkend="sql-grant"></member>
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<member><xref linkend="sql-revoke"></member>
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml‎

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GRANT { { SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | RULE | REFERENCES | TRIGGER } [,...] | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
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GRANT { EXECUTE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
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ON FUNCTION <replaceable>funcname</replaceable> ([<replaceable>type</replaceable>, ...]) [, ...]
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TO { <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> | GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> | PUBLIC } [, ...]
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GRANT { USAGE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
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ON LANGUAGE <replaceable>langname</replaceable> [, ...]
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TO { <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> | GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> | PUBLIC } [, ...]
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The <command>GRANT</command> command gives specific permissions on
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an object (table, view, sequence) to one or more users or groups of users.
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These permissions are added to those already granted, if any.
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an object (table, view, sequence, function, procedural language) to
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<term>EXECUTE</term>
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<listitem>
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Allows the use of the specified function and the use of any
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operators that are implemented on top of the function. This is
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the only type of privilege that is applicable to functions.
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</para>
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</varlistentry>
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<term>USAGE</term>
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Allows the use of the specified procedural language for the
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creation of functions in that language. This is the only type
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of privilege that is applicable to procedural languages.
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Grant all of the above privileges at once. The
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml‎

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ON FUNCTION <replaceable>funcname</replaceable> ([<replaceable>type</replaceable>, ...]) [, ...]
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REVOKE { USAGE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
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‎doc/src/sgml/release.sgml‎

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