Name
DROP USER
-- Removes a user
Synopsis
DROP USER name
Inputs
- name
The name of an existing user.
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.
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 CREATE USER
to add new users, and ALTER USER to change a user's properties.
Postgres
comes with a script dropuser
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
SQL92
There is no DROP USER in SQL92.