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PG_FOREIGN_SERVER

PG_FOREIGN_SERVER records foreign server definitions. A foreign server describes a source of external data, such as a remote server. Foreign servers are accessed via foreign-data wrappers.

Table 1 PG_FOREIGN_SERVER columns

Name

Type

Reference

Description

oid

oid

-

Row identifier (hidden attribute, which must be specified)

srvname

name

-

Name of a foreign server

srvowner

oid

PG_AUTHID.oid

Owner of the foreign server

srvfdw

oid

PG_FOREIGN_DATA_WRAPPER.oid

OID of the foreign-data wrapper on this foreign server

srvtype

text

-

Type of the server (optional)

srvversion

text

-

Version of the server (optional)

srvacl

aclitem[]

-

Access permissions

srvoptions

text[]

-

Option used for foreign servers, expressed in a string in the format of keyword=value
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