The view pg_user provides access to
information about database users. This is simply a publicly
readable view of
pg_shadow
that blanks out the password field.
Table 43-50. pg_user Columns
Name | Type | Description | |
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usename | name | User name | |
usesysid | int4 | User ID (arbitrary number used to reference this user) | |
usecreatedb | bool | User may create databases | |
usesuper | bool | User is a superuser | |
usecatupd | bool | User may update system catalogs. (Even a superuser may not do
this unless this column is true.)
| |
passwd | text | Not the password (always reads as ********) | |
valuntil | abstime | Password expiry time (only used for password authentication) | |
useconfig | text[] | Session defaults for run-time configuration variables | |