DROP USER() SQL Commands DROP USER()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 [create_user(l)] to add new users, and ALTER USER
[alter_user(l)] to change a user's properties. Postgres comes with a
script dropuser [dropuser(1)] which has the same functionality as this
command (in fact, it calls this command) but can be run from the com‐
mand shell.
USAGE
To drop a user account:
DROP USER jonathan;
COMPATIBILITY
SQL92
There is no DROP USER in SQL92.
SQL - Language Statements 29 March 2001 DROP USER()