50.82. pg_roles
The view pg_roles provides access to information about database roles. This is simply a publicly readable view of pg_authid that blanks out the password field.
Table 50.83. pg_roles Columns
| Name | Type | References | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
rolname | name | Role name | |
rolsuper | bool | Role has superuser privileges | |
rolinherit | bool | Role automatically inherits privileges of roles it is a member of | |
rolcreaterole | bool | Role can create more roles | |
rolcreatedb | bool | Role can create databases | |
rolcanlogin | bool | Role can log in. That is, this role can be given as the initial session authorization identifier | |
rolreplication | bool | Role is a replication role. A replication role can initiate replication connections and create and drop replication slots. | |
rolconnlimit | int4 | For roles that can log in, this sets maximum number of concurrent connections this role can make. -1 means no limit. | |
rolpassword | text | Not the password (always reads as ********) | |
rolvaliduntil | timestamptz | Password expiry time (only used for password authentication); null if no expiration | |
rolbypassrls | bool | Role bypasses every row level security policy, see Section 5.8 for more information. | |
rolconfig | text[] | Role-specific defaults for run-time configuration variables | |
oid | oid | | ID of role |