1DROP ROLE(7) PostgreSQL 12.2 Documentation DROP ROLE(7)
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6 DROP_ROLE - remove a database role
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9 DROP ROLE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...]
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12 DROP ROLE removes the specified role(s). To drop a superuser role, you
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16 A role cannot be removed if it is still referenced in any database of
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19 revoke any privileges the role has been granted on other objects. The
20 REASSIGN OWNED (REASSIGN_OWNED(7)) and DROP OWNED (DROP_OWNED(7))
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24 However, it is not necessary to remove role memberships involving the
25 role; DROP ROLE automatically revokes any memberships of the target
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38 PostgreSQL includes a program dropuser(1) that has the same
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43 To drop a role:
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45 DROP ROLE jonathan;
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48 The SQL standard defines DROP ROLE, but it allows only one role to be
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53 CREATE ROLE (CREATE_ROLE(7)), ALTER ROLE (ALTER_ROLE(7)), SET ROLE
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