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| title: DROP USER |
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| Removes a database role. |
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| ## Synopsis<a id="topic1__section2"></a> |
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| ``` pre |
| DROP USER [IF EXISTS] name [, ...] |
| ``` |
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| ## Description<a id="topic1__section3"></a> |
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| `DROP USER` is an obsolete command, though still accepted for backwards compatibility. Groups (and users) have been superseded by the more general concept of roles. See /3/4 for more information. |
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| ## Parameters<a id="topic1__section4"></a> |
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| IF EXISTS |
| Do not throw an error if the role does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. |
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| *name* |
| The name of an existing role. |
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| ## Compatibility<a id="topic1__section5"></a> |
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| There is no `DROP USER` statement in the SQL standard. The SQL standard leaves the definition of users to the implementation. |
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| ## See Also<a id="topic1__section6"></a> |
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| /3/4 |
