LOAD LOAD 7 SQL - Language Statements LOAD load a shared library file LOAD 'filename' This command loads a shared library file into the PostgreSQL server's address space. If the file has been loaded already, the command does nothing. Shared library files that contain C functions are automatically loaded whenever one of their functions is called. Therefore, an explicit LOAD is usually only needed to load a library that modifies the server's behavior through hooks rather than providing a set of functions. The library file name is typically given as just a bare file name, which is sought in the server's library search path (set by ). Alternatively it can be given as a full path name. In either case the platform's standard shared library file name extension may be omitted. See for more information on this topic. $libdir/plugins Non-superusers can only apply LOAD to library files located in $libdir/plugins/ — the specified filename must begin with exactly that string. (It is the database administrator's responsibility to ensure that only safe libraries are installed there.) Please note that in Postgres-XL, LOAD command loads the library only locally. You should load library manually on each Datanode and Coordinator (you can use psql directly to Datanodes for this puupose), or edit postgresql.conf for all the Datanodes and Coordinators. LOAD is a PostgreSQL extension.