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How to check logged-in user in Mysql? in Computer software engineer articles of One day One Thing to Know
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Example
SELECT USER();
Or
SELECT CURRENT_USER();
Hints 
CURRENT_USER AND USER functions are returns the same output. Both returns username and host of the user.

Example
root@localhost

root is the username. localhost is the domain of the user. It returns depends upon the login credentials. These credentials are available at mysql.user table.
Running style 
mysql_pro: mysql -u root -p
Enter password: *****
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.

mysql> SELECT USER();
+----------------+
| USER()         |
+----------------+
| root@localhost |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT CURRENT_USER();
+----------------+
| CURRENT_USER() |
+----------------+
| root@localhost |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> exit;
Bye

mysql_pro:
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