# pg_authid

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title: pg_authid
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description: The pg_authid system catalog stores information about database authorization identifiers (roles).
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/sql/system-catalogs/catalogs/pg_authid.md -->

The `pg_authid` system catalog stores information about database authorization identifiers (roles). It mimics the [pg\_authid](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/catalog-pg-authid.html) PostgreSQL system catalog.

> 📝 **NOTE**
>
> This table is only accessible to superusers. For a publicly readable view of role information, use [pg\_roles](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/sql/system-catalogs/catalogs/pg_roles/).

## [](#columns)Columns

The following columns are available for querying in `pg_authid`:

| Column | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| oid | bigint | Object identifier for the role |
| rolname | text | Role name |
| rolsuper | bool | Whether the role has superuser privileges |
| rolinherit | bool | Whether the role inherits privileges of roles it is a member of |
| rolcreaterole | bool | Whether the role can create other roles |
| rolcreatedb | bool | Whether the role can create databases |
| rolcanlogin | bool | Whether the role can log in |
| rolreplication | bool | Whether the role has replication privileges |
| rolbypassrls | bool | Whether the role bypasses row-level security policies |
| rolconnlimit | int | Connection limit for the role (-1 means no limit) |
| rolpassword | text | Encrypted password |
| rolvaliduntil | timestamptz | Password expiration time (NULL if no expiration) |

## [](#examples)Examples

```sql
SELECT rolname, rolsuper, rolcanlogin FROM pg_authid;
```