METASTORE_PRIVILEGES
Applies to: 
Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime 10.4 LTS and above
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.METASTORE_PRIVILEGES lists principals that have privileges on the current metastore.
This is an extension to the SQL Standard Information Schema.
Definition
The METASTORE_PRIVILEGES relation contains the following columns:
| Name | Data type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
GRANTOR |
STRING |
No | Principal that granted the privilege. |
GRANTEE |
STRING |
No | Principal to which the privilege is granted. |
METASTORE_ID |
STRING |
No | Metastore on which the privilege is granted. |
PRIVILEGE_TYPE |
STRING |
No | Privilege being granted. |
IS_GRANTABLE |
STRING |
No | Always NO. Reserved for future use. |
INHERITED_FROM |
STRING |
No | The ancestor relation that the privilege is inherited from. |
Constraints
The following constraints apply to the METASTORE_PRIVILEGES relation:
| Class | Name | Column List | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary key | METPRIVS_PK |
GRANTOR, GRANTEE, METASTORE_ID, PRIVILEGE_TYPE |
Unique identifier for the granted privilege. |
| Foreign key | METPRIVS_METS_FK |
METASTORE_ID |
References METASTORES |
Examples
> SELECT metastore_id, grantee
FROM information_schema.metastore_privileges;