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CURRENT_USER, CURRENT_USER()

Description

Returns the current user account; the returned account format is username@hostname. The return value is a string in the utf8mb3 character set.

Syntax

SELECT CURRENT_USER();

Examples

sql <!-- validator-ignore-exec --> mysql> select current_user(); +----------------+ | current_user() | +----------------+ | root@0.0.0.0 | +----------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)