Re: Run procedure at startup

From: Jasen Betts <jasen(at)xnet(dot)co(dot)nz>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Run procedure at startup
Date: 2009-08-02 12:32:26
Message-ID: h5410q$77e$1@reversiblemaps.ath.cx
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On 2009-07-27, Saleem EDAH-TALLY <nmset(at)netcourrier(dot)com> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> Is there a way to run a pl/pgsql automatically at server startup ?

pgagent perhaps? modify the startup scripts?

> Is there a way to run a pl/pgsql function with an infinite loop as a daemon ?

write a daemon (as a shell script if neccessary).
OTOH crontab or pgagent may be enough?

> Is there a way to start a pl/pgsql function that would persist after the user
> session has closed ?

pgagent perhaps?

> Is there a way for an unprivileged user to delegate a task (allowed by
> superuser) to a superuser ?

superuser specifys "security definer" when the superuser defines the
function.

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><p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>Is there a way to run a pl/pgsql function with an infinite loop as a daemon ?<br>
><p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>Is there a way to start a pl/pgsql function that would persist after the user session has closed ?<br>
><p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>Is there a way for an unprivileged user to delegate a task (allowed by superuser) to a superuser ?<br>
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