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The view table_privileges identifies all privileges granted on tables or views to a currently enabled role or by a currently enabled role. There is one row for each combination of table, grantor, and grantee.
Table 34-49. table_privileges Columns
| Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| grantor | sql_identifier | Name of the role that granted the privilege |
| grantee | sql_identifier | Name of the role that the privilege was granted to |
| table_catalog | sql_identifier | Name of the database that contains the table (always the current database) |
| table_schema | sql_identifier | Name of the schema that contains the table |
| table_name | sql_identifier | Name of the table |
| privilege_type | character_data | Type of the privilege: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, TRUNCATE, REFERENCES, or TRIGGER |
| is_grantable | yes_or_no | YES if the privilege is grantable, NO if not |
| with_hierarchy | yes_or_no | In the SQL standard, WITH HIERARCHY OPTION is a separate (sub-)privilege allowing certain operations on table inheritance hierarchies. In PostgreSQL, this is included in the SELECT privilege, so this column shows YES if the privilege is SELECT, else NO. |