DROP USER

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DROP USER
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DROP USER — remove a database role

Synopsis

DROP USER [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...]

DROP USER is simply an alternate spelling of DROP ROLE.

The DROP USER statement is a PostgreSQL extension. The SQL standard leaves the definition of users to the implementation.

Read the upstream documentation. For corrections, first check the current manual.