2 doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml
3 PostgreSQL documentation
6 <refentry id="SQL-DROPUSER">
8 <refentrytitle>DROP USER</refentrytitle>
9 <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
10 <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
14 <refname>DROP USER</refname>
15 <refpurpose>remove a database role</refpurpose>
18 <indexterm zone="sql-dropuser">
19 <primary>DROP USER</primary>
24 DROP USER [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
29 <title>Description</title>
32 <command>DROP USER</command> is now an alias for
33 <xref linkend="sql-droprole">.
38 <title>Compatibility</title>
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.
48 <title>See Also</title>
50 <simplelist type="inline">
51 <member><xref linkend="sql-droprole"></member>