Show / Show User Authorities
Show User Authorities
Use the 'show grants for {{username}};' command to view all privileges assigned to a specific user.
$
Terminal show grants for <username>;show grants for <username>;#!/bin/bash
# Show User Authorities
show grants for {{username}};import subprocess
# Show User Authorities
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
cmd = [
"show",
"grants",
"for",
"<username>;"
]
try:
print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
except FileNotFoundError:
print("Error: show not found. Please install it first.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
run_command()When To Use
Auditing user permissions before making system changes.
Terminal Output
Expected runtime feedback
>
Output GRANT SELECT ON database.table TO 'username';
GRANT INSERT ON database.table TO 'username';
GRANT UPDATE ON database.table TO 'username';Command Breakdown
What each part is doing
-
show - Base Command
- The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Show before the shell applies any redirect operators.
-
<username> - username
- The user value supplied to this command.
How To Run
Execution path
- Step 1
Replace {{username}} with the actual username.
- Step 2
Run the command 'show grants for {{username}};'.
- Step 3
Review the output for user privileges.
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