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CREATE USER MAPPING

Create a user mapping for a foreign server.

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Synopsis

CREATE USER MAPPING [ IF NOT EXISTS ] FOR { user_name | USER | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER }
    SERVER server_name
    [ OPTIONS ( option value [ , ... ] ) ]

Description

CREATE USER MAPPING is a DDL statement that maps a CrateDB user to another user on a foreign server.

To create a user mapping you must first create a foreign server using CREATE SERVER.

The created user mappings will be used whenever a foreign table is queried. If no user mapping exists, foreign data wrappers usually attempt to connect with the username of the current CrateDB user. How exactly is specific to the concrete foreign data wrapper implementation. See Foreign Data Wrappers for more details.

Creating a user mapping requires AL permission on cluster level.

User mappings are visible in the user_mappings table and the options in user_mapping_options.

Parameters

user_name

The name of the CrateDB user.

server_name

Name of the server for which to create the user mapping. See CREATE SERVER.

Clauses

USER

Creates a user mapping for the current user.

Aliases: CURRENT_USER and CURRENT_ROLE

OPTIONS

option value

Key value pairs defining foreign data wrapper specific user options for the server.

For example, for the jdbc foreign data wrapper, the options user and password are supported.

See also