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DROP
SERVER
Name
DROP SERVER -- remove a foreign server
descriptor
Synopsis
DROP SERVER [ IF EXISTS ] servername [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP SERVER removes an existing
foreign server descriptor. To execute this command, the current
user must be the owner of the server.
Parameters
- IF EXISTS
-
Do not throw an error if the server does not exist. A
notice is issued in this case.
- servername
-
The name of an existing server.
- CASCADE
-
Automatically drop objects that depend on the server
(such as user mappings).
- RESTRICT
-
Refuse to drop the server if any objects depend on it.
This is the default.
Examples
Drop a server foo if it exists:
DROP SERVER IF EXISTS foo;
Compatibility
DROP SERVER conforms to ISO/IEC
9075-9 (SQL/MED). The IF EXISTS clause
is a PostgreSQL extension.