Name

username — returns the login name of the current user

Synopsis

username ( );

Description

Returns the login name of the user of the connection. Selecting user is equivalent.

Parameters

None

Return Values

A string containing the login name of current user

Examples

Example24.432.Get current DB user

SQL> select username();
callret
VARCHAR
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dba

1 Rows. -- 5 msec.
SQL> select user;
callret
VARCHAR
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dba

1 Rows. -- 4 msec.