SET ROLE

Sets the current role for the session. Learn how to enable none, or a specific role to change your current privileges dynamically.

Syntax

SET ROLE { role | NONE }

Description

Only one role can be current at a time. Executing SET ROLE replaces the current role; it does not add to a list of current roles. This is SQL Standard compliant behavior which differs from MySQL, where you may have several current roles at a time.

The SET ROLE statement switches the current role for the session, enabling its associated permissions. To have no current role, set NONE.

If a role that doesn't exist, or to which the user has not been assigned, is specified, an ERROR 1959 (OP000): Invalid role specification error occurs.

An automatic SET ROLE is implicitly performed when a user connects if that user has been assigned a default role. See SET DEFAULT ROLE.

Example

--Checking the current role status
SELECT CURRENT_ROLE;

No role active

+--------------+
| CURRENT_ROLE |
+--------------+
| NULL         |
+--------------+

--Setting the staff role, and verifying the switch
SET ROLE staff;
SELECT CURRENT_ROLE;

+--------------+
| CURRENT_ROLE |
+--------------+
| staff        |
+--------------+

--switching to 'admin' role, and verifying the switch
SET ROLE admin;
SELECT CURRENT_ROLE;

+--------------+
| CURRENT_ROLE |
+--------------+
| admin        |
+--------------+

--Removing the active role
SET ROLE NONE;
SELECT CURRENT_ROLE();

+----------------+
| CURRENT_ROLE() |
+----------------+
| NULL           |
+----------------+

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