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 42-45. pg_user Columns
Name
Type
References
Description
usename
name
User name
usesysid
int4
User ID (arbitrary number used to reference this user)
usecreatedb
bool
User may create databases
usesuper
bool
User is a superuser
usecatupd
bool
User may update system catalogs. (Even a superuser may not do
this unless this column is true.)
passwd
text
Not the password (always reads as ********)
valuntil
abstime
Password expiry time (only used for password authentication)
useconfig
text[]
Session defaults for run-time configuration variables