51.38. pg_policy#
The catalogpg_policy stores row-level security policies for tables. A policy includes the kind of command that it applies to (possibly all commands), the roles that it applies to, the expression to be added as a security-barrier qualification to queries that include the table, and the expression to be added as aWITH CHECK option for queries that attempt to add new records to the table.
Table 51.38. pg_policy Columns
Column Type Description |
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Row identifier |
The name of the policy |
The table to which the policy applies |
The command type to which the policy is applied: |
Is the policy permissive or restrictive? |
The roles to which the policy is applied; zero means |
The expression tree to be added to the security barrier qualifications for queries that use the table |
The expression tree to be added to the WITH CHECK qualifications for queries that attempt to add rows to the table |
Note
Policies stored inpg_policy are applied only whenpg_class.relrowsecurity is set for their table.