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 53.35. pg_user Columns

| Column Type

Description

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usename name

User name

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usesysid oid

ID of this user

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usecreatedb bool

User can create databases

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usesuper bool

User is a superuser

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userepl bool

User can initiate streaming replication and put the system in and out of backup mode.

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usebypassrls bool

User bypasses every row-level security policy, see Section 5.9 for more information.

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passwd text

Not the password (always reads as ********)

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valuntil timestamptz

Password expiry time (only used for password authentication)

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useconfig text[]

Session defaults for run-time configuration variables

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