SVV_RELATION_PRIVILEGES
Use SVV_RELATION_PRIVILEGES to view the relation (tables and views) permissions that are explicitly granted to users, roles, and groups in the current database.
SVV_RELATION_PRIVILEGES is visible to the following users:
Superusers
Users with the SYSLOG ACCESS permission
Other users can only see identities they have access to or own.
Table columns
Column name | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
namespace_name | text | The name of the namespace where a specified relation exists. |
relation_name | text | The name of the relation. |
privilege_type | text | The type of the permission. Possible values are INSERT, SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, REFERENCES, or DROP. |
identity_id | integer | The ID of the identity. Possible values are user ID, role ID, or group ID. |
identity_name | text | The name of the identity. |
identity_type | text | The type of the identity. Possible values are user, role, group, or public. |
admin_option | boolean | A value that indicates whether the user can grant the permission to other users and roles. It is always false for the role and group identity type. |
Sample query
The following example displays the result of the SVV_RELATION_PRIVILEGES.
SELECT namespace_name,relation_name,privilege_type,identity_name,identity_type,admin_option FROM svv_relation_privileges WHERE relation_name = 'orders' AND privilege_type = 'SELECT'; namespace_name | relation_name | privilege_type | identity_name | identity_type | admin_option ----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+---------------+-------------- public | orders | SELECT | reguser | user | False public | orders | SELECT | role1 | role | False