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DROP_USER (l)

Removes an user account information

SYNOPSIS

    DROP USER name
    

    name

      The name of an existing user.

    DROP

      The message returned if the user is successfully deleted.

    ERROR: removeUser: user "name" does not exist.

      This message occurs if the username is not found.

DESCRIPTION

    DROP USER removes the specified 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 place of the destroyuser script, regardless of how the user was created.

    DROP USER is a Postgres language extension.

    Refer to CREATE USER and ALTER USER for information on how to create or modify user accounts.

USAGE

    To drop a user account:

    DROP USER Jonathan;
    

COMPATIBILITY

    There is no DROP USER in SQL92.