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Version: 3.2

grants_to_users

You can view the privileges granted to users by querying the view grants_to_users.

note

By default, only users or roles with the user_admin role can access this view. You can grant other users the SELECT privilege on this view using GRANT.

The following fields are provided in grants_to_users:

FieldDescription
GRANTEEThe user to whom this privilege is granted.
OBJECT_CATALOGThe catalog to which the object belongs. NULL is returned if the privilege is a SYSTEM, RESOURCE GROUP, RESOURCE, USER, or GLOBAL FUNCTION level privilege.
OBJECT_DATABASEThe database to which the object belongs. NULL is returned if the privilege is a SYSTEM, RESOURCE GROUP, RESOURCE, USER, GLOBAL FUNCTION, or CATALOG level privilege.
OBJECT_NAMEThe table to which the object belongs. NULL is returned if the privilege is a SYSTEM, RESOURCE GROUP, RESOURCE, USER, GLOBAL FUNCTION, CATALOG, or DATABASE level privilege.
OBJECT_TYPEThe type of the object.
PRIVILEGE_TYPEThe type of the privilege. Different privileges on the same object will be merged and returned in a single row. As shown in the following example, 'user1'@'%' has the SELECT and DROP privileges on default_catalog.db_test.view_test.
IS_GRANTABLEWhether the grantee has the grant option.

Example:

MySQL > SELECT * FROM sys.grants_to_users LIMIT 5\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
        GRANTEE: 'user1'@'%'
 OBJECT_CATALOG: default_catalog
OBJECT_DATABASE: db_test
    OBJECT_NAME: view_test
    OBJECT_TYPE: VIEW
 PRIVILEGE_TYPE: SELECT, DROP
   IS_GRANTABLE: NO
*************************** 2. row ***************************
        GRANTEE: 'user2'@'%'
 OBJECT_CATALOG: default_catalog
OBJECT_DATABASE: simo
    OBJECT_NAME: view_test
    OBJECT_TYPE: VIEW
 PRIVILEGE_TYPE: SELECT
   IS_GRANTABLE: NO