# current_roles Contains active roles of a current user. `SET ROLE` changes the contents of this table. Columns: - `role_name` ([String](../../sql-reference/data-types/string.md))) — Role name. - `with_admin_option` ([UInt8](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md#uint-ranges)) — Flag that shows whether `current_role` is a role with `ADMIN OPTION` privilege. - `is_default` ([UInt8](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md#uint-ranges)) — Flag that shows whether `current_role` is a default role. [Original article](https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/operations/system-tables/current-roles)