On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Carlos Mennens <carlos.mennens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I can't find in the docs or using Google how one can identify which > user is currently logged in to psql. I search for the command that if > for some reason I forget which user I am logged in as, rather than > logging out of PostgreSQL, there has to be a command that shows me who > I am and also what kind of special permissions my current user has. > Can anyone please assist me or point me in the right direction? I don't have the entire answer. But here is a place to start: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/functions-info.html Note that there is a slight distinction between current_user and session_user. postgres=> select user, current_user, session_user; current_user | current_user | session_user --------------+--------------+-------------- broersr | broersr | broersr (1 row) -- Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. Visit the Los Angeles PostgreSQL Users Group (LAPUG) http://pugs.postgresql.org/lapug -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
