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CURRENT_NAMESPACE

Returns the cluster namespace of the current Amazon Redshift cluster. Amazon Redshift cluster namespace is the unique ID of the Amazon Redshift cluster.

Syntax

current_namespace

Return type

Returns a CHAR or VARCHAR string.

Example

The following query returns the name of the current namespace.

select user, current_namespace; 
current_user | current_namespace
-------------+-------------------------------------
dwuser       | 86b5169f-01dc-4a6f-9fbb-e2e24359e9a8

(1 row)