The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/infoschema-applicable-roles.html Description:
The documentation for applicable_roles says: "The current user itself is also an applicable role." (see https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/infoschema-applicable-roles.html) My understanding is that the current user should be listed in information_schema.applicable_roles, but a quick check shows that it is not. marc=> select * from information_schema.applicable_roles; grantee | role_name | is_grantable ---------+-----------+-------------- marc | foo | YES (1 row) It properly shows the role I am a member of, but not myself. By contrast, the docs for enabled_roles also say that it includes the current user, and it actually does: marc=> select * from information_schema.enabled_roles; role_name ----------- foo marc (2 rows) This also isn't a user vs role issue. If I "set role foo", it is no longer visible in applicable_roles.
