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   6 <refentry id="SQL-DROPUSER">
   7  <refmeta>
   8   <refentrytitle>DROP USER</refentrytitle>
   9   <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
  10   <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
  11  </refmeta>
  12
  13  <refnamediv>
  14   <refname>DROP USER</refname>
  15   <refpurpose>remove a database role</refpurpose>
  16  </refnamediv>
  17
  18  <indexterm zone="sql-dropuser">
  19   <primary>DROP USER</primary>
  20  </indexterm>
  21
  22  <refsynopsisdiv>
  23 <synopsis>
  24 DROP USER [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
  25 </synopsis>
  26  </refsynopsisdiv>
  27
  28  <refsect1>
  29   <title>Description</title>
  30
  31   <para>
  32    <command>DROP USER</command> is now an alias for
  33    <xref linkend="sql-droprole">.
  34   </para>
  35  </refsect1>
  36
  37  <refsect1>
  38   <title>Compatibility</title>
  39
  40   <para>
  41    The <command>DROP USER</command> statement is a
  42    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension.  The SQL standard
  43    leaves the definition of users to the implementation.
  44   </para>
  45  </refsect1>
  46
  47  <refsect1>
  48   <title>See Also</title>
  49
  50   <simplelist type="inline">
  51    <member><xref linkend="sql-droprole"></member>
  52   </simplelist>
  53  </refsect1>
  54
  55 </refentry>