Re: Customize psql prompt to show current_role

Am 23.09.2024 um 17:37 schrieb Dominique Devienne <ddevienne(at)gmail(dot)com>:
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> On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 5:16 PM Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> wrote:
>> On 9/23/24 08:07, Dominique Devienne wrote:
>>> I often resort to \conninfo, but it's less automatic and
>>> harder to visually parse (IMHO) compared to a custom ad-hoc prompt.
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>> For me that shows the user that connected(session_user) not the current_user.
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> yeah, sure, I realized that just after sending my last post...
> I resort to using both \conninfo *and* `select current_role`.
> I used \conninfo to tell me which server I'm on (since not
> on the default prompt, before I played with it today), which
> session_user I'm connected with (ddevienne or dd_login
> in my recent example), and finally `select current_role`
> which matters in my use-cases (session_user or dd_admin or dd_user).
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> I'd like not to have to type those commands/queries all the time,
> and have them in the prompt at all time. I get that it's not for everyone,
> nor even necessary all the time, but I sincerely think it is definitely useful.
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> I'd be glad to use Pavel's proposed %N. —DD
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Hi all,

I just wanted to add that we are also supporting a larger customer with exactly the same request.
Perhaps this increases the value of the adjustment a little more :)

Best regards!
Raphael Salguero