I'm in the middle of a database server migration and I can't figure (after googling and searching here) how can I list the database privileges (or all the privileges across the server) on PostgreSQL using the psql command line tool?
I'm on Ubuntu 11.04 and my PostgreSQL version is 8.2.x.
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Log in to answerBest Answer · By JanBask MS SQL Server Expert
Answered on Sep 29, 2022
perhaps you mean listing users and their privileges for a database on postgres show grants
postgres=> du
List of roles
Role name | Attributes | Member of
-----------------+--------------+------------------------------------------------
dba | Create role | {util_user,helpdesk_user,helpdesk_admin}
helpdesk_admin | Cannot login | {helpdesk_user}
helpdesk_user | Cannot login | {helpdesk_reader}
jack | | {helpdesk_admin}
postgres | Superuser | {}
: Create role
: Create DB
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