-- -- SELECT_INTO -- SELECT * INTO TABLE tmp1 FROM onek WHERE onek.unique1 < 2; DROP TABLE tmp1; SELECT * INTO TABLE tmp1 FROM onek2 WHERE onek2.unique1 < 2; DROP TABLE tmp1; -- -- SELECT INTO and INSERT permission, if owner is not allowed to insert. -- CREATE SCHEMA selinto_schema; CREATE USER selinto_user; ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE selinto_user REVOKE INSERT ON TABLES FROM selinto_user; GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA selinto_schema TO public; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION selinto_user; SELECT * INTO TABLE selinto_schema.tmp1 FROM pg_class WHERE relname like '%a%'; -- Error ERROR: permission denied for relation tmp1 SELECT oid AS clsoid, relname, relnatts + 10 AS x INTO selinto_schema.tmp2 FROM pg_class WHERE relname like '%b%'; -- Error ERROR: permission denied for relation tmp2 CREATE TABLE selinto_schema.tmp3 (a,b,c) AS SELECT oid,relname,relacl FROM pg_class WHERE relname like '%c%'; -- Error ERROR: permission denied for relation tmp3 RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION; ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE selinto_user GRANT INSERT ON TABLES TO selinto_user; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION selinto_user; SELECT * INTO TABLE selinto_schema.tmp1 FROM pg_class WHERE relname like '%a%'; -- OK SELECT oid AS clsoid, relname, relnatts + 10 AS x INTO selinto_schema.tmp2 FROM pg_class WHERE relname like '%b%'; -- OK CREATE TABLE selinto_schema.tmp3 (a,b,c) AS SELECT oid,relname,relacl FROM pg_class WHERE relname like '%c%'; -- OK RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION; DROP SCHEMA selinto_schema CASCADE; NOTICE: drop cascades to 3 other objects DETAIL: drop cascades to table selinto_schema.tmp1 drop cascades to table selinto_schema.tmp2 drop cascades to table selinto_schema.tmp3 DROP USER selinto_user; -- -- CREATE TABLE AS/SELECT INTO as last command in a SQL function -- have been known to cause problems -- CREATE FUNCTION make_table() RETURNS VOID AS $$ CREATE TABLE created_table AS SELECT * FROM int8_tbl; $$ LANGUAGE SQL; SELECT make_table(); make_table ------------ (1 row) SELECT * FROM created_table; q1 | q2 ------------------+------------------- 123 | 456 123 | 4567890123456789 4567890123456789 | 123 4567890123456789 | 4567890123456789 4567890123456789 | -4567890123456789 (5 rows) DROP TABLE created_table;