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Name
DROP USER -- Removes a user
Synopsis
DROP USER name
Inputs
- name
-
The name of an existing user.
Outputs
- DROP USER
-
The message returned if the user is successfully
deleted.
- ERROR: DROP USER: user
"name" does not
exist
-
This message occurs if the username is not found.
- DROP USER: user "name" owns database "name", cannot be removed
-
You must drop the database first or change its
ownership.
Description
DROP USER removes the specified user
from the database. It does not remove tables, views, or other
objects owned by the user. If the user owns any database you get
an error.
Use CREATE USER
to add new users, and ALTER USER to change a user's
properties. Postgres comes with
a script dropuser
which has the same functionality as this command (in fact, it
calls this command) but can be run from the command shell.
Usage
To drop a user account:
DROP USER jonathan;
Compatibility
SQL92
There is no DROP USER in SQL92.