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<refentry id="SQL-CREATEGROUP">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle id="sql-creategroup-title">
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CREATE GROUP
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<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>
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CREATE GROUP
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</refname>
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<refpurpose>
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Creates a new group
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</refpurpose>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsynopsisdivinfo>
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<date>2000-01-14</date>
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<synopsis>
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CREATE GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [ [ WITH ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> [ ... ] ]
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where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> can be:
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SYSID <replaceable class="PARAMETER">gid</replaceable>
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| USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> [, ...]
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</synopsis>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEGROUP-1">
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<refsect2info>
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<date>2000-01-14</date>
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<title>
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Inputs
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</title>
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The name of the group.
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</para>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="parameter">gid</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>SYSID</literal> clause can be used to choose
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the <productname>Postgres</productname> group id of the new
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group. It is not necessary to do so, however.
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</para>
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<para>
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If this is not specified, the highest assigned group id plus one,
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starting at 1, will be used as default.
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</para>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A list of users to include in the group. The users must already exist.
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</para>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEGROUP-2">
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<refsect2info>
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<date>2000-01-14</date>
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Outputs
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><computeroutput>CREATE GROUP</computeroutput></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Message returned if the command completes successfully.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</refsect2>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEGROUP-1">
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<date>2000-01-14</date>
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<title>
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Description
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<para>
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CREATE GROUP will create a new group in the database installation.
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Refer to the adminstrator's guide for information about using groups
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for authentication.
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You must be a database superuser to use this command.
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</para>
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<para>
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Use <xref linkend="SQL-ALTERGROUP" endterm="SQL-ALTERGROUP-title">
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to change a group's membership, and <xref linkend="SQL-DROPGROUP"
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endterm="SQL-DROPGROUP-title"> to remove a group.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEGROUP-2">
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<title>
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Usage
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<para>
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Create an empty group:
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<programlisting>
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CREATE GROUP staff
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>
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Create a group with members:
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<programlisting>
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CREATE GROUP marketing WITH USER jonathan, david
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEGROUP-3">
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<title>
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Compatibility
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</title>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEGROUP-4">
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<date>2000-01-14</date>
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SQL92
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<para>
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There is no <command>CREATE GROUP</command> statement in SQL92.
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Roles are similar in concept to groups.
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