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FUNCTIONS / SYSTEM INFORMATION FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

Returns the authentication method and the identity (if any) that the user presented during the authentication cycle before they were assigned a database role.

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system_user → text
Returns the authentication method and the identity (if any) that the user presented during the authentication cycle before they were assigned a database role. It is represented as auth_method:identity or NULL if the user has not been authenticated (for example if Trust authentication has been used).
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  1. PG 15 → 16added

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