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45.38. pg_seclabel

The catalog pg_seclabel stores security labels on database objects. Security labels can be manipulated with the SECURITY LABEL command. For an easier way to view security labels, see Section 45.63.

See also pg_shseclabel, which performs a similar function for security labels of database objects that are shared across a database cluster.

Table 45-38. pg_seclabel Columns

Name Type References Description
objoid oid any OID column The OID of the object this security label pertains to
classoid oid pg_class.oid The OID of the system catalog this object appears in
objsubid int4   For a security label on a table column, this is the column number (the objoid and classoid refer to the table itself). For all other object types, this column is zero.
provider text   The label provider associated with this label.
label text   The security label applied to this object.