DROP USER
SQL - Language Statements
DROP USER
Removes an user account information
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DROP USER username
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Inputs
username
The name of an existing user.
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Outputs
DROP
The message returned if the user is successfully deleted.
ERROR: removeUser: user "username" does not exist.
This message occurs if the username is not found.
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Description
The DROP USER statement removes the named
user from the database,
along with any databases owned by the user. It
does not remove tables, views, or triggers owned by the
named user in databases not owned by the user. This statement
can be used in the place of the destroyuser
script, regardless of how the user was created.
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Notes
The DROP USER statement is a PostgreSQL
language extension.
Refer to the CREATE USER and
ALTER USER statements for information on
how to create or modify user accounts.
Usage
To drop a user account:
DROP USER Jonathan;
Compatibility
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SQL92
There is no DROP USER statement in SQL92.