>> On 2016-07-09 08:20, hamann.w@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > a table is associated with a trigger for normal use. >> > An admin (someone with ALTER privilege) can disable tthe trigger, run some bulk update, >> > and then re-enable it. This means, however, that normal user activity has to be locked out. >> > >> > There are two possible scenarios: the bulk update would not cause trigger activity at all, >> > because of the values and columns involved. >> > or - the bulk update is followed by another bulk transaction that is equivalent to trigger >> > invocations per row. >> > At least in the first case, running this particular query without triggering the trigger, >> > but normal activity still going on, would be really great >> > Is there a way to achieve this? >> > >> > Regards >> > Wolfgang Hamann >> >> Well for temporary disabling triggers the easiest is to run: >> SET session_replication_role = replica; >> UPDATE ... >> SET session_replication_role = DEFAULT; >> >> This only affects the current session i.e. you and not any other >> sessions which is what you seemed to require. All this assuming you run >> a supported version of postgres >> >> Regards, >> Christian Elmerot, Systems Engineer One.com >> Hello Christian, thanks for the tip. Out of the suggestions I got, specifying a list of relevant columns seems to be the best one for my specific case. I believe your suggestion will be helpful in other - more ad hoc - situations Regards Wolfgang -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
