The GRANT <privileges> statement lets you control each role or user's SQL privileges for interacting with specific databases, schemas, tables, or user-defined types.
For privileges required by specific statements, see the documentation for the respective SQL statement.
Syntax
GRANT {ALL | <privileges...>} ON {DATABASE | SCHEMA | TABLE | TYPE} <targets...> TO <users...>
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
ALL |
Grant all privileges. |
privileges |
A comma-separated list of privileges to grant. For a list of supported privileges, see Supported privileges. |
targets |
A comma-separated list of database, schema, table, or user-defined type names. Note: To grant privileges on all tables in a database or schema, you can use GRANT ... ON TABLE *. For an example, see Grant privileges on all tables in a database or schema. |
users |
A comma-separated list of users and/or roles to whom you want to grant privileges. |
Supported privileges
Roles and users can be granted the following privileges:
| Privilege | Levels |
|---|---|
ALL |
Database, Schema, Table, Type |
CREATE |
Database, Schema, Table |
DROP |
Database, Table |
GRANT |
Database, Schema, Table, Type |
SELECT |
Table, Database |
INSERT |
Table |
DELETE |
Table |
UPDATE |
Table |
USAGE |
Schema, Type |
ZONECONFIG |
Database, Table |
Required privileges
The user granting privileges must also have the privilege being granted on the target database or tables. For example, a user granting the SELECT privilege on a table to another user must have the GRANT and SELECT privileges on that table.
Details
When a role or user is granted privileges for a database, new tables created in the database will inherit the privileges, but the privileges can then be changed.
Note:The user does not get privileges to existing tables in the database. To grant privileges to a user on all existing tables in a database, see Grant privileges on all tables in a database
When a role or user is granted privileges for a table, the privileges are limited to the table.
The
rootuser automatically belongs to theadminrole and has theALLprivilege for new databases.For privileges required by specific statements, see the documentation for the respective SQL statement.
Examples
Setup
The following examples use MovR, a fictional vehicle-sharing application, to demonstrate CockroachDB SQL statements. For more information about the MovR example application and dataset, see MovR: A Global Vehicle-sharing App.
To follow along, run cockroach demo to start a temporary, in-memory cluster with the movr dataset preloaded:
$ cockroach demo
Grant privileges on databases
> CREATE USER max WITH PASSWORD roach;
> GRANT ALL ON DATABASE movr TO max;
> SHOW GRANTS ON DATABASE movr;
database_name | schema_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+--------------------+---------+-----------------
movr | cockroach_labs | admin | ALL
movr | cockroach_labs | max | ALL
movr | cockroach_labs | root | ALL
movr | crdb_internal | admin | ALL
movr | crdb_internal | max | ALL
movr | crdb_internal | root | ALL
movr | information_schema | admin | ALL
movr | information_schema | max | ALL
movr | information_schema | root | ALL
movr | pg_catalog | admin | ALL
movr | pg_catalog | max | ALL
movr | pg_catalog | root | ALL
movr | pg_extension | admin | ALL
movr | pg_extension | max | ALL
movr | pg_extension | root | ALL
movr | public | admin | ALL
movr | public | max | ALL
movr | public | root | ALL
(18 rows)
Grant privileges on specific tables in a database
> GRANT DELETE ON TABLE rides TO max;
> SHOW GRANTS ON TABLE rides;
database_name | schema_name | table_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | rides | admin | ALL
movr | public | rides | max | DELETE
movr | public | rides | root | ALL
(3 rows)
Grant privileges on all tables in a database or schema
> GRANT SELECT ON TABLE movr.public.* TO max;
> SHOW GRANTS ON TABLE movr.public.*;
database_name | schema_name | table_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+----------------------------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | promo_codes | admin | ALL
movr | public | promo_codes | max | SELECT
movr | public | promo_codes | root | ALL
movr | public | rides | admin | ALL
movr | public | rides | max | DELETE
movr | public | rides | max | SELECT
movr | public | rides | root | ALL
movr | public | user_promo_codes | admin | ALL
movr | public | user_promo_codes | max | SELECT
movr | public | user_promo_codes | root | ALL
movr | public | users | admin | ALL
movr | public | users | max | ALL
movr | public | users | root | ALL
movr | public | vehicle_location_histories | admin | ALL
movr | public | vehicle_location_histories | max | SELECT
movr | public | vehicle_location_histories | root | ALL
movr | public | vehicles | admin | ALL
movr | public | vehicles | max | SELECT
movr | public | vehicles | root | ALL
(19 rows)
Make a table readable to every user in the system
> GRANT SELECT ON TABLE vehicles TO public;
> SHOW GRANTS ON TABLE vehicles;
database_name | schema_name | table_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | vehicles | admin | ALL
movr | public | vehicles | max | SELECT
movr | public | vehicles | public | SELECT
movr | public | vehicles | root | ALL
(4 rows)
Grant privileges on schemas
> CREATE SCHEMA cockroach_labs;
> GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA cockroach_labs TO max;
> SHOW GRANTS ON SCHEMA cockroach_labs;
database_name | schema_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+----------------+---------+-----------------
movr | cockroach_labs | admin | ALL
movr | cockroach_labs | max | ALL
movr | cockroach_labs | root | ALL
(3 rows)
Grant privileges on user-defined types
> CREATE TYPE status AS ENUM ('available', 'unavailable');
> GRANT ALL ON TYPE status TO max;
> SHOW GRANTS ON TYPE status;
database_name | schema_name | type_name | grantee | privilege_type
----------------+-------------+-----------+---------+-----------------
movr | public | status | admin | ALL
movr | public | status | max | ALL
movr | public | status | public | USAGE
movr | public | status | root | ALL
(4 rows)
Grant the privilege to manage the replication zones for a database or table
> GRANT ZONECONFIG ON TABLE rides TO max;
The user max can then use the CONFIGURE ZONE statement to add, modify, reset, or remove replication zones for the table rides.
