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| <refentry id="SQL-DROPUSER"> |
| <refmeta> |
| <refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPUSER-TITLE">DROP USER</refentrytitle> |
| <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo> |
| </refmeta> |
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| <refnamediv> |
| <refname>DROP USER</refname> |
| <refpurpose>remove a database role</refpurpose> |
| </refnamediv> |
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| <indexterm zone="sql-dropuser"> |
| <primary>DROP USER</primary> |
| </indexterm> |
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| <refsynopsisdiv> |
| <synopsis> |
| DROP USER [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] |
| </synopsis> |
| </refsynopsisdiv> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Description</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| <command>DROP USER</command> is now an alias for |
| <xref linkend="sql-droprole" endterm="sql-droprole-title">. |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Compatibility</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| The <command>DROP USER</command> statement is a |
| <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension. The SQL standard |
| leaves the definition of users to the implementation. |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
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| <refsect1> |
| <title>See Also</title> |
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| <simplelist type="inline"> |
| <member><xref linkend="sql-droprole" endterm="sql-droprole-title"></member> |
| </simplelist> |
| </refsect1> |
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| </refentry> |