The view applicable_roles identifies all groups that the current user is a member of. (A role is the same thing as a group.) Generally, it is better to use the view enabled_roles instead of this one; see also there.
Table 31-2. applicable_roles Columns
| Name |
Data Type |
Description |
|
grantee
|
sql_identifier
|
Always the name of the current user |
|
role_name
|
sql_identifier
|
Name of a group |
|
is_grantable
|
character_data
|
Applies to a feature not available in PostgreSQL
|
