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How to list all users in PostgreSQL

Find out how to get a list of all the users present in a PostgreSQL database, and their permissions

From the psql interface, run the \du command:

List all users in PostgreSQL

This will give you the list of all users in the system, plus their role attributes and the list of role groups they are member of.


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