HAS_TABLE_PRIVILEGE

Returns true or false to verify whether a user has the specified privilege on a table.

Behavior Type

Stable

Syntax

HAS_TABLE_PRIVILEGE ( [ user, ] '[[database.]schema.]table', 'privilege' )

Parameters

user

Name or OID of a database user. If omitted, Vertica checks privileges for the current user.
[database.]schema

Specifies a schema, by default public. If schema is any schema other than public, you must supply the schema name. For example:

myschema.thisDbObject

If you specify a database, it must be the current database.
table

Name or OID of the table to check.
privilege A table privilege, one of the following:

Privileges

Non-superuser, one of the following:

  • Table owner
  • USAGE privilege on the table schema and one or more privileges on the table

Examples

=> SELECT HAS_TABLE_PRIVILEGE('store.store_dimension', 'SELECT');
 HAS_TABLE_PRIVILEGE 
---------------------
 t
(1 row)

=> SELECT HAS_TABLE_PRIVILEGE('release', 'store.store_dimension', 'INSERT');
 HAS_TABLE_PRIVILEGE 
---------------------
 t
(1 row)

=> SELECT HAS_TABLE_PRIVILEGE(45035996273711159, 45035996273711160, 'select');
 HAS_TABLE_PRIVILEGE 
--------------------- 
t 
(1 row)