Updated on 2025-05-29 GMT+08:00

PG_USER

PG_USER displays information about database users. By default, only the initial user and users with the SYSADMIN attribute can view the information. Other users can view the information only after being granted with permissions.

Table 1 PG_USER columns

Name

Type

Description

usename

name

Username.

usesysid

oid

User ID.

usecreatedb

Boolean

Specifies whether this user has the permissions to create databases.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

usesuper

Boolean

Specifies whether this user is the initial system administrator with the highest permissions.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

usecatupd

Boolean

Specifies whether the user can directly update system catalogs. Only the initial system administrator whose usesysid is 10 has this permission. It is unavailable for other users.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

userepl

Boolean

Specifies whether this user has the permissions to duplicate data streams.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

passwd

text

Encrypted user password. The value is displayed as ********.

valbegin

timestamp with time zone

Start time for account validity (NULL if no start time).

valuntil

timestamp with time zone

End time for account validity (NULL if end time is not specified).

respool

name

Resource pool where this user is in.

parent

oid

Parent user OID.

spacelimit

text

Storage space of the permanent table, in KB.

useconfig

text[]

Default value of GUC items. For details, see setconfig in PG_DB_ROLE_SETTING.

nodegroup

name

Name of the node group associated with a user. If the user does not manage node groups, leave it blank.

tempspacelimit

text

Storage space of the temporary table, in KB.

spillspacelimit

text

Operator disk flushing space, in KB.

usemonitoradmin

Boolean

Specifies whether this user is a MONADMIN.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

useoperatoradmin

Boolean

Specifies whether this user is an O&M administrator.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

usepolicyadmin

Boolean

Specifies whether this user is a security policy administrator.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.