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current_user

Read the PG 18 manual

Returns the user name of the current execution context.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 27 of 27 versions, 7.1 to 20

7.17.27.37.48.08.18.28.38.49.09.19.29.39.49.59.61011121314151617181920

Signatures & examples

current_user → name
Returns the user name of the current execution context.
Version history 2
  1. 12 → 13 changed
  2. 7.4 → 8.0 changed

Definition snapshot: b7bd9cda · English manual source