Updated on 2024-05-07 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

ID of this user.

usecreatedb

boolean

Specifies whether a user has the permissions to create databases.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

usesuper

boolean

Specifies whether the 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 tables. 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 the 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 the user is in.

parent

oid

Parent user OID.

spacelimit

text

Storage space of the permanent table, in KB.

useconfig

text[]

Default value of runtime configuration items.

tempspacelimit

text

Storage space of the temporary table, in KB.

spillspacelimit

text

Operator disk spill space, in KB.

nodegroup

name

Name of the logical database associated with the user. If the user does not manage the logical database, this column is left blank.

usemonitoradmin

boolean

Specifies whether the user is a monitor administrator.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

useoperatoradmin

boolean

Specifies whether the user is an O&M administrator.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.

usepolicyadmin

boolean

Specifies whether the user is a security policy administrator.

  • t (true): yes.
  • f (false): no.