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USER

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Syntax

USER()

Description

Returns the current MariaDB user name and host name as a string in the utf8 character set.

Note that the value of USER() may differ from the value of CURRENT_USER(), which is the user used to authenticate the current client. CURRENT_ROLE() returns the current active role.

SYSTEM_USER() is a synonym for USER().

Examples

SELECT CURRENT_USER(), USER();
+----------------+----------------------+
| CURRENT_USER() | USER()               |
+----------------+----------------------+
| amarokuser@%   | amarokuser@localhost |
+----------------+----------------------+

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