"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> writes: > On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 11:11 AM Kirk Parker <k...@equatoria.us> wrote: >> INSERT INTO emp_audit SELECT 'D', now(), user, OLD.*; -- <= ARGUMENT IN >> QUESTION >> The emp_audit table has a column named 'userid', which in actual usage >> (next-to-last line quoted) is populated by 'user' which seems undefined in >> the context. Was that intended to be 'current_user', or am I missing >> something?
> user is a valid pseudo-function: > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-info.html#FUNCTIONS-INFO-SESSION Yeah, either way has the same result. However, I wonder if we should change this example to use current_user for clarity. It does look more like it's intended to be a variable or column reference than a built-in function. regards, tom lane
