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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 45-69. pg_user Columns
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| usename | name | User name | 
| usesysid | int4 | User ID (arbitrary number used to reference this user) | 
| usecreatedb | bool | User can create databases | 
| usesuper | bool | User is a superuser | 
| usecatupd | bool | User can update system catalogs. (Even a superuser cannot 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 |