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<refentry id="SQL-ALTERUSER">
<refmeta>
- <refentrytitle id="sql-alteruser-title">
- ALTER USER
- </refentrytitle>
+ <refentrytitle id="sql-alteruser-title">ALTER USER</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
+
<refnamediv>
- <refname>
- ALTER USER
- </refname>
- <refpurpose>
- change a database user account
- </refpurpose>
+ <refname>ALTER USER</refname>
+ <refpurpose>change a database user account</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
+
<refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>2001-07-10</date>
- </refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <synopsis>
+<synopsis>
ALTER USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> [ [ WITH ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> [ ... ] ]
where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> can be:
- [ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable>'
- | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
- | CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
- | VALID UNTIL '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">abstime</replaceable>'
- </synopsis>
+ [ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable>'
+ | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
+ | CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
+ | VALID UNTIL '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">abstime</replaceable>'
+</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-ALTERUSER-1">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-08</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Inputs
- </title>
+ <para>
+ <command>ALTER USER</command> is used to change the attributes of a
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user account. Attributes not
+ mentioned in the command retain their previous settings.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Only a database superuser can change privileges and password
+ expiration with this command. Ordinary users can only change their
+ own password.
+ </para>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>Parameters</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The name of the user whose details are to be altered.
+ The name of the user whose attributes are to be altered.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>ENCRYPTED</term>
- <term>UNENCRYPTED</term>
+ <term><literal>ENCRYPTED</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>UNENCRYPTED</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- These keywords control whether the
- password is stored encrypted in <literal>pg_shadow</>. (See
+ <para>
+ These key words control whether the password is stored
+ encrypted in <literal>pg_shadow</>. (See
<xref linkend="SQL-CREATEUSER" endterm="SQL-CREATEUSER-title">
for more information about this choice.)
</para>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>CREATEDB</term>
- <term>NOCREATEDB</term>
+ <term><literal>CREATEDB</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>NOCREATEDB</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- These clauses define a user's ability to create databases.
- If CREATEDB is specified, the user being defined will
- be allowed to create his own databases. Using NOCREATEDB
- will deny a user the ability to create databases.
+ <para>
+ These clauses define a user's ability to create databases. If
+ <literal>CREATEDB</literal> is specified, the user being
+ defined will be allowed to create his own databases. Using
+ <literal>NOCREATEDB</literal> will deny a user the ability to
+ create databases.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>CREATEUSER</term>
- <term>NOCREATEUSER</term>
+ <term><literal>CREATEUSER</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>NOCREATEUSER</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
These clauses determine whether a user will be permitted to
create new users himself. This option will also make the user
- a superuser who can override all access restrictions.
+ a superuser who can override all access restrictions.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect2>
-
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-ALTERUSER-2">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-08</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Outputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>ALTER USER</computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Message returned if the alteration was successful.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
-ERROR: ALTER USER: user "username" does not exist
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Error message returned if the specified user is not known to
- the database.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Diagnostics</title>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-ALTERUSER-1">
- <refsect1info>
- <date>1998-09-08</date>
- </refsect1info>
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
<para>
- <command>ALTER USER</command> is used to change the attributes of a user's
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> account. Attributes not mentioned
- in the command retain their previous settings.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><computeroutput>ALTER USER</computeroutput></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Message returned if the alteration was successful.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><computeroutput>ERROR: ALTER USER: user "username" does not exist</computeroutput></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Error message returned if the specified user is not known to
+ the database.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Notes</title>
+
<para>
- Only a database superuser
- can change privileges and password expiration with this command. Ordinary
- users can only change their own password.
+ Use <xref linkend="SQL-CREATEUSER" endterm="SQL-CREATEUSER-title">
+ to add new users, and <xref linkend="SQL-DROPUSER"
+ endterm="SQL-DROPUSER-title"> to remoe a user.
</para>
+
<para>
<command>ALTER USER</command> cannot change a user's group memberships.
Use <xref linkend="SQL-ALTERGROUP" endterm="SQL-ALTERGROUP-title">
to do that.
</para>
- <para>
- Use <xref linkend="SQL-CREATEUSER" endterm="SQL-CREATEUSER-title">
- to create a new user and <xref linkend="SQL-DROPUSER"
- endterm="SQL-DROPUSER-title"> to remove a user.
- </para>
</refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-ALTERUSER-2">
- <title>
- Usage
- </title>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+
<para>
Change a user password:
<programlisting>
ALTER USER davide WITH PASSWORD 'hu8jmn3';
</programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
Change a user's valid until date:
<programlisting>
ALTER USER manuel VALID UNTIL 'Jan 31 2030';
</programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
Change a user's valid until date, specifying that his
authorization should expire at midday on 4th May 1998 using
the time zone which is one hour ahead of UTC:
<programlisting>
ALTER USER chris VALID UNTIL 'May 4 12:00:00 1998 +1';
</programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
Give a user the ability to create other users and new databases:
<programlisting>
ALTER USER miriam CREATEUSER CREATEDB;
</programlisting>
-
</para>
</refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-ALTERUSER-3">
- <title>
- Compatibility
- </title>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Compatibility</title>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-ALTERUSER-4">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-08</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- SQL92
- </title>
- <para>
- There is no <command>ALTER USER</command> statement in
- <acronym>SQL92</acronym>.
- The standard leaves
- the definition of users to the implementation.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
+ <para>
+ The <command>ALTER USER</command> statement is a
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension. The SQL standard
+ leaves the definition of users to the implementation.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-createuser" endterm="sql-createuser-title"></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-dropuser" endterm="sql-dropuser-title"></member>
+ </simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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<refentry id="SQL-CREATEUSER">
<refmeta>
- <refentrytitle id="sql-createuser-title">
- CREATE USER
- </refentrytitle>
+ <refentrytitle id="sql-createuser-title">CREATE USER</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
+
<refnamediv>
- <refname>
- CREATE USER
- </refname>
- <refpurpose>
- define a new database user account
- </refpurpose>
+ <refname>CREATE USER</refname>
+ <refpurpose>define a new database user account</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
+
<refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>2001-07-10</date>
- </refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <synopsis>
+<synopsis>
CREATE USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> [ [ WITH ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> [ ... ] ]
where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> can be:
- SYSID <replaceable class="PARAMETER">uid</replaceable>
- | [ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable>'
- | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
- | CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
- | IN GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> [, ...]
- | VALID UNTIL '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">abstime</replaceable>'
- </synopsis>
-
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEUSER-1">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Inputs
- </title>
+ SYSID <replaceable class="PARAMETER">uid</replaceable>
+ | [ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable>'
+ | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
+ | CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
+ | IN GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> [, ...]
+ | VALID UNTIL '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">abstime</replaceable>'
+</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>CREATE USER</command> will add a new user to an instance
+ of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. Refer to the
+ <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</citetitle> for information about
+ managing users and authentication. You must be a database
+ superuser to use this command.
+ </para>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>Parameters</title>
+
<para>
<variablelist>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">uid</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <literal>SYSID</literal> clause can be used to choose
- the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user id of the user
- that is being created. It is not at all necessary that those
- match the <acronym>UNIX</acronym> user ids, but some people
- choose to keep the numbers the same.
+ The <literal>SYSID</literal> clause can be used to choose the
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user ID of the user that
+ is being created. It is not at all necessary that those match
+ the Unix user IDs, but some people choose to keep the numbers
+ the same.
</para>
<para>
- If this is not specified, the highest assigned user id plus one
+ If this is not specified, the highest assigned user ID plus one
(with a minimum of 100) will be used as default.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>ENCRYPTED</term>
- <term>UNENCRYPTED</term>
+ <term><literal>ENCRYPTED</></term>
+ <term><literal>UNENCRYPTED</></term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- These keywords control whether the
- password is stored encrypted in <literal>pg_shadow</>. (If neither
- is specified, the default behavior is determined by the
- <varname>PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION</varname> server parameter.)
- If the presented string is already in MD5-encrypted format,
- then it is stored as-is, regardless of whether
- ENCRYPTED or UNENCRYPTED
- is specified. This allows reloading of encrypted passwords
- during dump/restore.
- </para>
- <para>
+ <para>
+ These keywords control whether the password is stored
+ encrypted in <literal>pg_shadow</>. (If neither is specified,
+ the default behavior is determined by the
+ <varname>PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION</varname> server parameter.) If
+ the presented string is already in MD5-encrypted format, then
+ it is stored as-is, regardless of whether
+ <literal>ENCRYPTED</> or <literal>UNENCRYPTED</> is specified.
+ This allows reloading of encrypted passwords during
+ dump/restore.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
See the chapter on client authentication in the
- <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</citetitle> for details on
- how to set up authentication mechanisms. Note that older clients
- may lack support for the MD5 authentication mechanism that's needed
- to work with passwords that are stored encrypted.
+ <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</citetitle> for details on
+ how to set up authentication mechanisms. Note that older
+ clients may lack support for the MD5 authentication mechanism
+ that is needed to work with passwords that are stored
+ encrypted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>CREATEDB</term>
- <term>NOCREATEDB</term>
+ <term><literal>CREATEDB</></term>
+ <term><literal>NOCREATEDB</></term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- These clauses define a user's ability to create databases.
- If CREATEDB is specified, the user being defined will
- be allowed to create his own databases. Using NOCREATEDB
- will deny a user the ability to create databases. If this
- clause is omitted, NOCREATEDB is used by default.
+ <para>
+ These clauses define a user's ability to create databases. If
+ <literal>CREATEDB</literal> is specified, the user being
+ defined will be allowed to create his own databases. Using
+ <literal>NOCREATEDB</literal> will deny a user the ability to
+ create databases. If this clause is omitted,
+ <literal>NOCREATEDB</literal> is used by default.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>CREATEUSER</term>
- <term>NOCREATEUSER</term>
+ <term><literal>CREATEUSER</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>NOCREATEUSER</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
These clauses determine whether a user will be permitted to
create new users himself. This option will also make the user
- a superuser who can override all access restrictions.
+ a superuser who can override all access restrictions.
Omitting this clause will set the user's value of this
- attribute to be NOCREATEUSER.
+ attribute to be <literal>NOCREATEUSER</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">abstime</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The VALID UNTIL clause sets an absolute time after which the
- user's password is no longer valid.
- If this clause is omitted the login will be valid for all time.
+ The <literal>VALID UNTIL</literal> clause sets an absolute
+ time after which the user's password is no longer valid. If
+ this clause is omitted the login will be valid for all time.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect2>
-
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEUSER-2">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Outputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>CREATE USER</computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Message returned if the command completes successfully.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Diagnostics</title>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEUSER-1">
- <refsect1info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect1info>
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
<para>
- <command>CREATE USER</command> will add a new user to an instance of
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. Refer to the administrator's
- guide for information about managing users and authentication.
- You must be a database superuser to use this command.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><computeroutput>CREATE USER</computeroutput></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Message returned if the command completes successfully.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Notes</title>
+
<para>
- Use <xref linkend="SQL-ALTERUSER" endterm="SQL-ALTERUSER-title">
- to change a user's password and privileges, and <xref linkend="SQL-DROPUSER"
- endterm="SQL-DROPUSER-title"> to remove a user.
- Use <xref linkend="SQL-ALTERGROUP" endterm="SQL-ALTERGROUP-title">
- to add or remove the user from other groups.
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
- comes with a script <xref linkend="APP-CREATEUSER"
- endterm="APP-CREATEUSER-title">
- which has the same functionality as this command (in fact, it calls this command)
- but can be run from the command shell.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEUSER-2">
- <title>
- Usage
- </title>
+ Use <xref linkend="SQL-ALTERUSER" endterm="SQL-ALTERUSER-title"> to
+ change the attributes of a user, and <xref linkend="SQL-DROPUSER"
+ endterm="SQL-DROPUSER-title"> to remove a user. Use <xref
+ linkend="SQL-ALTERGROUP" endterm="SQL-ALTERGROUP-title"> to add the
+ user to groups or remove the user from groups.
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> includes a program <xref
+ linkend="APP-CREATEUSER" endterm="APP-CREATEUSER-title"> that has
+ the same functionality as this command (in fact, it calls this
+ command) but can be run from the command shell.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+
<para>
Create a user with no password:
<programlisting>
-CREATE USER jonathan
+CREATE USER jonathan;
</programlisting>
</para>
</para>
</refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEUSER-3">
- <title>
- Compatibility
- </title>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Compatibility</title>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEUSER-4">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- SQL92
- </title>
+ <para>
+ The <command>CREATE USER</command> statement is a
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension. The SQL standard
+ leaves the definition of users to the implementation.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
- <para>
- There is no <command>CREATE USER</command> statement in SQL92.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-alteruser" endterm="sql-alteruser-title"></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-dropuser" endterm="sql-dropuser-title"></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="app-createuser"></member>
+ </simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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<refentry id="SQL-DROPUSER">
<refmeta>
- <refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPUSER-TITLE">
- DROP USER
- </refentrytitle>
+ <refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPUSER-TITLE">DROP USER</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
- <refname>
- DROP USER
- </refname>
- <refpurpose>
- remove a database user account
- </refpurpose>
+ <refname>DROP USER</refname>
+ <refpurpose>remove a database user account</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
+
<refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>1999-07-20</date>
- </refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <synopsis>
+<synopsis>
DROP USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
- </synopsis>
-
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-1">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Inputs
- </title>
- <para>
+</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>DROP USER</command> removes the specified user from the database.
+ It does not remove tables, views, or other objects owned by the user. If the
+ user owns any database, an error is raised.
+ </para>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>Parameters</title>
+
+ <para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect2>
-
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-2">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Outputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>DROP USER</computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The message returned if the user is successfully deleted.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
-ERROR: DROP USER: user "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This message occurs if the user name is not found.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
-DROP USER: user "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" owns database "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>", cannot be removed
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- You must drop the database first or change its ownership.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ </refsect1>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Diagnostics</title>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-1">
- <refsect1info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect1info>
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
<para>
- <command>DROP USER</command> removes the specified user from the database.
- It does not remove tables, views, or other objects owned by the user. If the
- user owns any database you get an error.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><computeroutput>DROP USER</computeroutput></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The message returned if the user is successfully deleted.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><computeroutput>ERROR: DROP USER: user "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist</computeroutput></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This message occurs if the user name is not found.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><computeroutput>DROP USER: user "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" owns database "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>", cannot be removed</computeroutput></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You must drop the database first or change its ownership.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Notes</title>
+
<para>
Use <xref linkend="SQL-CREATEUSER" endterm="SQL-CREATEUSER-title">
to add new users, and <xref linkend="SQL-ALTERUSER"
- endterm="SQL-ALTERUSER-title"> to change a user's properties.
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
- comes with a script <xref linkend="APP-DROPUSER"
- endterm="APP-DROPUSER-title">
- which has the same functionality as this command (in fact, it calls this command)
+ endterm="SQL-ALTERUSER-title"> to change a user's attributes.
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> includes a program <xref
+ linkend="APP-DROPUSER" endterm="APP-DROPUSER-title"> that has the
+ same functionality as this command (in fact, it calls this command)
but can be run from the command shell.
- </para>
+ </para>
</refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-2">
- <title>
- Usage
- </title>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+
<para>
To drop a user account:
<programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-3">
- <title>
- Compatibility
- </title>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Compatibility</title>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-4">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- SQL92
- </title>
- <para>
- There is no <command>DROP USER</command> in <acronym>SQL92</acronym>.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
+ <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>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-createuser" endterm="sql-createuser-title"></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-alteruser" endterm="sql-alteruser-title"></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="app-dropuser"></member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
</refentry>
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