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DROP USER

Name

DROP USER -- remove a database role

Synopsis

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

Description

DROP USER is now an alias for DROP ROLE.

Compatibility

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

See Also

DROP ROLE

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