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how to find current user in database [message #524166]

Thu, 22 September 2011 01:56

sathish16787
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query to find the current user accessing the database

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Re: how to find current user in database [message #524169 is a reply to message #524166]

Thu, 22 September 2011 02:08

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Query V$SESSION, something like

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select username from v$session;

Include more columns for more information.

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Re: how to find current user in database [message #524278 is a reply to message #524169]

Thu, 22 September 2011 08:54

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>query to find the current user accessing the database
SHOW USER

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Re: how to find current user in database [message #526759 is a reply to message #524278]

Wed, 12 October 2011 20:18

harshpatel
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You can find using SHOW USER query.

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Re: how to find current user in database [message #526786 is a reply to message #524166]

Thu, 13 October 2011 01:11

Michel Cadot
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SQL> select user, 
  2         sys_context('userenv','session_user') ses_user,
  3         sys_context('userenv','current_schema') cur_schema
  4  from dual
  5  /
USER                 SES_USER             CUR_SCHEMA
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
MICHEL               MICHEL               MICHEL

Available to any user and any SQL tool.

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Re: how to find current user in database [message #526787 is a reply to message #526759]

Thu, 13 October 2011 01:11

Michel Cadot
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harshpatel wrote on Thu, 13 October 2011 03:18

You can find using SHOW USER query.

SHOW USER is not a query, it is a SQL*Plus command.

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