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PostgreSQL SESSION_USER Function



The PostgreSQL SESSION_USER function returns user name for the current PostgreSQL session.

Syntax

SESSION_USER

Note: Do not put parentheses () after the SESSION_USER function.

Return Value

Returns the session user name.

Example:

The example below shows the usage of SESSION_USER function.

SELECT SESSION_USER;

The above query will return the user name for the current PostgreSQL session. Therefore if the user name for the current PostgreSQL session is 'root', it will return the following:

SELECT SESSION_USER;
Result: 'root'

❮ PostgreSQL Functions