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The SHOW GRANTS statement lists one of the following:
- The roles granted to users in a cluster.
- The privileges granted to users on databases, schemas, tables, or user-defined types.
Syntax
Show privilege grants
Use the following syntax to show the privileges granted to users on database objects:
SHOW GRANTS [ON [DATABASE | SCHEMA | TABLE | TYPE] <targets...>] [FOR <users...>]
Show role grants
Use the following syntax to show the role grants for users in a cluster.
SHOW GRANTS ON ROLE [<roles...>] [FOR <users...>]
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
targets |
A comma-separated list of database, schema, table, or user-defined type names. Note: To list the privilege grants for all tables in the current database, you can use SHOW GRANTS ON TABLE *. |
users |
A comma-separated list of the users whose privileges or roles you want to show. |
roles |
A comma-separated list of the roles whose grants you want to show. |
Response
Privilege grants
The SHOW GRANTS ON [DATABASE | SCHEMA | TABLE | TYPE] statement can return the following fields, depending on the target object specified:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
database_name |
The name of the database. |
schema_name |
The name of the schema. |
table_name |
The name of the table. |
type_name |
The name of the user-defined type. |
grantee |
The name of the user or role that was granted the privilege. |
privilege_type |
The name of the privilege. |
Role grants
The SHOW GRANTS ON ROLE statement returns the following fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
role_name |
The name of the role. |
member |
The users in the role. |
is_admin |
If true, the role is an admin role. |
Required privileges
No privileges are required to view privileges granted to users.
For
SHOW GRANTS ON ROLES, the user must have theSELECTprivilege on the system table.
Examples
Show all grants
To list all grants for all users and roles on the current database and its tables:
> SHOW GRANTS;
database_name | schema_name | relation_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+-----------------
movr | crdb_internal | NULL | admin | ALL
movr | crdb_internal | NULL | root | ALL
movr | crdb_internal | backward_dependencies | public | SELECT
movr | crdb_internal | builtin_functions | public | SELECT
...
(365 rows)
Show a specific user or role's grants
> CREATE USER max WITH PASSWORD roach;
> GRANT ALL ON DATABASE movr TO max;
> SHOW GRANTS FOR max;
database_name | schema_name | relation_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+--------------------+---------------+---------+-----------------
movr | crdb_internal | NULL | max | ALL
movr | information_schema | NULL | max | ALL
movr | pg_catalog | NULL | max | ALL
movr | pg_extension | NULL | max | ALL
movr | public | NULL | max | ALL
(5 rows)
Show grants on databases
Specific database, all users and roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON DATABASE movr;
database_name | schema_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+--------------------+---------+-----------------
movr | crdb_internal | admin | ALL
movr | crdb_internal | max | ALL
movr | crdb_internal | root | ALL
movr | information_schema | admin | ALL
movr | information_schema | max | ALL
movr | information_schema | root | ALL
movr | pg_catalog | admin | ALL
movr | pg_catalog | max | ALL
movr | pg_catalog | root | ALL
movr | pg_extension | admin | ALL
movr | pg_extension | max | ALL
movr | pg_extension | root | ALL
movr | public | admin | ALL
movr | public | max | ALL
movr | public | root | ALL
(15 rows)
Specific database, specific user or role:
> SHOW GRANTS ON DATABASE movr FOR max;
database_name | schema_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+--------------------+---------+-----------------
movr | crdb_internal | max | ALL
movr | information_schema | max | ALL
movr | pg_catalog | max | ALL
movr | pg_extension | max | ALL
movr | public | max | ALL
(5 rows)
Show grants on tables
> GRANT ALL ON TABLE users TO max;
Specific table, all users and roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON TABLE users;
database_name | schema_name | table_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | users | admin | ALL
movr | public | users | max | ALL
movr | public | users | root | ALL
(3 rows)
Specific table, specific role or user:
> SHOW GRANTS ON TABLE users FOR max;
database_name | schema_name | table_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | users | max | ALL
(1 row)
All tables, all users and roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON TABLE *;
database_name | schema_name | table_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+----------------------------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | promo_codes | admin | ALL
movr | public | promo_codes | root | ALL
movr | public | rides | admin | ALL
movr | public | rides | root | ALL
movr | public | user_promo_codes | admin | ALL
movr | public | user_promo_codes | root | ALL
movr | public | users | admin | ALL
movr | public | users | max | ALL
movr | public | users | root | ALL
movr | public | vehicle_location_histories | admin | ALL
movr | public | vehicle_location_histories | root | ALL
movr | public | vehicles | admin | ALL
movr | public | vehicles | root | ALL
(13 rows)
All tables, specific users or roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON TABLE * FOR max;
database_name | schema_name | table_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | users | max | ALL
(1 row)
Show grants on schemas
> CREATE SCHEMA cockroach_labs;
> GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA cockroach_labs TO max;
Specific schema, all users or roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON SCHEMA cockroach_labs;
database_name | schema_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+----------------+---------+-----------------
movr | cockroach_labs | admin | ALL
movr | cockroach_labs | max | ALL
movr | cockroach_labs | root | ALL
(3 rows)
Specific schema, specific users or roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON SCHEMA cockroach_labs FOR max;
database_name | schema_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+----------------+---------+-----------------
movr | cockroach_labs | max | ALL
(1 row)
Show grants on user-defined types
> CREATE TYPE status AS ENUM ('available', 'unavailable');
> GRANT ALL ON TYPE status TO max;
Specific type, all users or roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON TYPE status;
database_name | schema_name | type_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+-----------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | status | admin | ALL
movr | public | status | max | ALL
movr | public | status | public | USAGE
movr | public | status | root | ALL
(4 rows)
Specific type, specific users or roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON TYPE status FOR max;
database_name | schema_name | type_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+-----------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | status | max | ALL
(1 row)
Show role memberships
> CREATE ROLE moderator;
> GRANT moderator TO max;
All members of all roles:
> SHOW GRANTS ON ROLE;
role_name | member | is_admin
------------+--------+-----------
admin | root | true
moderator | max | false
(2 rows)
Members of a specific role:
> SHOW GRANTS ON ROLE moderator;
role_name | member | is_admin
------------+--------+-----------
moderator | max | false
(1 row)
Roles of a specific user or role:
> SHOW GRANTS ON ROLE FOR max;
role_name | member | is_admin
------------+--------+-----------
moderator | max | false
(1 row)
