*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/copy.c,v 1.105 2000/04/16 04:27:52 tgl Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/copy.c,v 1.106 2000/05/18 01:52:45 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
/*
* Open and lock the relation, using the appropriate lock type.
- *
- * Note: AccessExclusive is probably overkill for copying to a relation,
- * but that's what the code grabs on the rel's indices. If this lock
- * is relaxed then I think the index locks need relaxed also.
*/
- rel = heap_openr(relname, (from ? AccessExclusiveLock : AccessShareLock));
+ rel = heap_openr(relname, (from ? RowExclusiveLock : AccessShareLock));
result = pg_aclcheck(relname, UserName, required_access);
if (result != ACLCHECK_OK)
elog(ERROR, "You must have Postgres superuser privilege to do a COPY "
"directly to or from a file. Anyone can COPY to stdout or "
"from stdin. Psql's \\copy command also works for anyone.");
+ /*
+ * This restriction is unfortunate, but necessary until the frontend
+ * COPY protocol is redesigned to be binary-safe...
+ */
+ if (pipe && binary)
+ elog(ERROR, "COPY BINARY is not supported to stdout or from stdin");
/*
* Set up variables to avoid per-attribute overhead.