DROP USER
SQL - Language Statements
DROP USER
Removes a user
1999-07-20
DROP USER name
1998-09-22
Inputs
name
The name of an existing user.
1998-09-22
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.
1998-09-22
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
to add new users, and to change a user's properties.
Postgres
comes with a script
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
1998-09-22
SQL92
There is no DROP USER in SQL92.