Re: Can't delete role because of unknown object

On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie> wrote:

> On 22/04/2014 20:47, Craig Libscomb wrote:
> > The following command:
> > DROP USER IF EXISTS jpate;
> >
> > generates the following output:
> > ERROR: role "jpate" cannot be dropped because some objects depend on it
> > DETAIL: 1 object in database products
> >
> > It would be most helpful to know what object in the products database
> > depends on the jpate role, but I am unable to find anything that even
> > begins to offer a clue. What command will show me this mysterious
> > object, please?
>
> I'd hazard a guess that there is another role which is a member of this
> one.... connect to the database using psql, and then \du will give you a
> list of all roles - in the output from \du, look at the column "Member of".
>

All of the roles have {} under "member of", so I assume that means no
members?

>
> HTH,
>
> Ray.
>
>
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>