login 事件上的事件觸發器可用於記錄使用者登入、驗證連線並根據目前情況分配角色，或用於工作階段資料初始化。非常重要的是，任何使用 login 事件的事件觸發器在執行任何寫入操作之前，都要檢查資料庫是否處於復原狀態。寫入待命伺服器會使其無法存取。

以下範例示範了這些選項。

-- create test tables and roles
CREATE TABLE user_login_log (
  "user" text,
  "session_start" timestamp with time zone
);
CREATE ROLE day_worker;
CREATE ROLE night_worker;

-- the example trigger function
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION init_session()
  RETURNS event_trigger SECURITY DEFINER
  LANGUAGE plpgsql AS
$$
DECLARE
  hour integer = EXTRACT('hour' FROM current_time at time zone 'utc');
  rec boolean;
BEGIN
-- 1. Forbid logging in between 2AM and 4AM.
IF hour BETWEEN 2 AND 4 THEN
  RAISE EXCEPTION 'Login forbidden';
END IF;

-- The checks below cannot be performed on standby servers so
-- ensure the database is not in recovery before we perform any
-- operations.
SELECT pg_is_in_recovery() INTO rec;
IF rec THEN
  RETURN;
END IF;

-- 2. Assign some roles. At daytime, grant the day_worker role, else the
-- night_worker role.
IF hour BETWEEN 8 AND 20 THEN
  EXECUTE 'REVOKE night_worker FROM ' || quote_ident(session_user);
  EXECUTE 'GRANT day_worker TO ' || quote_ident(session_user);
ELSE
  EXECUTE 'REVOKE day_worker FROM ' || quote_ident(session_user);
  EXECUTE 'GRANT night_worker TO ' || quote_ident(session_user);
END IF;

-- 3. Initialize user session data
CREATE TEMP TABLE session_storage (x float, y integer);
ALTER TABLE session_storage OWNER TO session_user;

-- 4. Log the connection time
INSERT INTO public.user_login_log VALUES (session_user, current_timestamp);

END;
$$;

-- trigger definition
CREATE EVENT TRIGGER init_session
  ON login
  EXECUTE FUNCTION init_session();
ALTER EVENT TRIGGER init_session ENABLE ALWAYS;