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 | |
---|---|---|---|
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 |