mysql: whoami?

Question

Is there a whoami-like function in mysql?

I\'m connecting to the mysql command line from a remote host. I\'m not sure if my ip address is resolving to a do

Answer 1

If you are using mysql command line utility then try \s command:

mysql> \s
--------------
mysql  Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.67, for suse-linux-gnu (i686) using readline 5.2

Connection id:          519
Current database:
Current user:           admin@localhost
.........
Server version:         5.0.67 SUSE MySQL RPM
.........

Answer 2

You can use the CURRENT_USER and USER functions as follows:

SELECT CURRENT_USER();

SELECT USER();

CURRENT_USER shows who you are authenticated as, while USER shows who you tried to authenticate as.

See the MySQL manual for more information.

Answer 3

Just do a...

select user,host from mysql.user;

Should show you what you want.