Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> According to the letter of the SQL standard, this behavior is not conforming.
> But PostgreSQL enforces that you need SELECT privilege for columns that you
> read for the purpose of performing an UPDATE.
Why do you think it's non-conformant? AFAICS SQL92 section 6.4 <column
reference> Access Rule 1(a) requires exactly this behavior.
I notice that Annex E item 5 points this out as an incompatibility with
SQL89 ... maybe Oracle is still on SQL89 ...
regards, tom lane