SVV_SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES - Amazon Redshift
Table columnsSample query

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SVV_SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES

Use SVV_SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES to view the schema permissions that are explicitly granted to users, roles, and groups in the current database.

SVV_SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES is visible to the following users:

  • Superusers

  • Users with the ACCESS SYSTEM TABLE permission

Other users can only see identities they have access to or own.

Table columns

Column name Data type Description
namespace_name text The name of the namespace where a specified schema exists.
privilege_type text The type of the permission. For permissions with a privilege_scope of schema, possible values are CREATE, USAGE, and ALTER. For privilege_scope values other than schema, possible values include any permission type available on the permission's scope.
identity_id integer The ID of the identity. Possible values are user ID, role ID, or group ID.
identity_name text The name of the identity.
identity_type text The type of the identity. Possible values are user, role, group, or public.
admin_option boolean A value that indicates whether the user can grant the permission to other users and roles. It is always false for the role and group identity type.
privilege_scope text The scope of the permission specified in privilege_type. Possible values are as follows:

  • SCHEMA

  • TABLES

  • FUNCTIONS

For information on scoped permissions, go to Scoped permissions.

Sample query

The following example displays the result of the SVV_SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES.

SELECT namespace_name,privilege_type,identity_name,identity_type,admin_option FROM svv_schema_privileges
WHERE namespace_name = 'test_schema1';

 namespace_name | privilege_type |  identity_name | identity_type | admin_option
----------------+----------------+----------------+---------------+--------------
 test_schema1   |    USAGE       |     reguser    |     user      |   False
 test_schema1   |    USAGE       |     role1      |     role      |   False