SET ROLE

Switches the active role for a session, and the currently active role can be viewed using the SHOW ROLES command, with the is_current field indicating the active role. For more information about the active role and secondary roles, see Active Role & Secondary Roles.

See also: SET SECONDARY ROLES

Syntax

SET ROLE <role_name>

Examples

SHOW ROLES;

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│    name   │ inherited_roles │ is_current │ is_default │
├───────────┼─────────────────┼────────────┼────────────┤
│ developer │               0 │ false      │ false      │
│ public    │               0 │ false      │ false      │
│ writer    │               0 │ true       │ true       │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

SET ROLE developer;

SHOW ROLES;

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│    name   │ inherited_roles │ is_current │ is_default │
├───────────┼─────────────────┼────────────┼────────────┤
│ developer │               0 │ true       │ false      │
│ public    │               0 │ false      │ false      │
│ writer    │               0 │ false      │ true       │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘