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.\" This is -*-nroff-*-
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.\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
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.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/destroyuser.1,v 1.1.1.1 1996/08/18 22:14:23 scrappy Exp $
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.TH DESTROYUSER UNIX 11/05/95 Postgres95 Postgres95
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.SH NAME
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destroyuser \(em destroy a Postgres user and associated databases
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.BR destroyuser
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[\c
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.BR -a
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system]
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[\c
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.BR -h
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host]
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[\c
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.BR -p
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port]
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[username]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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.IR Destroyuser
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destroys an existing Postgres user and the databases for which that user
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is database administrator.  Only users with \*(lqusesuper\*(rq set in
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the \*(lqpg_user\*(rq class can destroy new Postgres users.  As shipped,
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the user \*(lqpostgres\*(rq can destroy users.
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.PP
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.IR Destroyuser
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is a shell script that invokes
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.IR psql .
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Hence, a
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.IR postmaster
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process must be running on the database server host before
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.IR destroyuser
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is executed.  In addition, the
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.SM PGOPTION
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and
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.SM PGREALM
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environment variables will be passed on to
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.IR psql
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and processed as described in 
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.IR psql (1).
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.PP
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The optional argument
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.IR username
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specifies the name of the Postgres user to be destroyed.  (The invoker will
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be prompted for a name if none is specified on the command line.)
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.PP
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.IR Destroyuser
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understands the following command-line options:
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.TP 5n
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.BR "-a" " system"
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Specifies an authentication system
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.IR "system"
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(see 
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.IR introduction (1))
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to use in connecting to the 
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.IR postmaster
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process.  The default is site-specific.
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.TP
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.BR "-h" " host"
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Specifies the hostname of the machine on which the 
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.IR postmaster
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is running.  Defaults to the name of the local host, or the value of
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the
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.SM PGHOST
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environment variable (if set).
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.TP
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.BR "-p" " port"
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Specifies the Internet TCP port on which the
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.IR postmaster
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is listening for connections.  Defaults to 5432, or the value of the
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.SM PGPORT
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environment variable (if set).
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.SH "INTERACTIVE QUESTIONS"
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.PP
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Once invoked with the above options,
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.IR destroyuser
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will warn you about the databases that will be destroyed in the
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process and permit you to abort the removal of the user if desired.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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createuser(1),
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psql(1),
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postmaster(1).
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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.TP 5n
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.BI "Error: Failed to connect to backend (host=" "xxx" ", port=" "xxx" ")"
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.IR Destroyuser
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could not attach to the 
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.IR postmaster 
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process on the specified host and port.  If you see this message,
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ensure that the
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.IR postmaster
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is running on the proper host and that you have specified the proper
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port.  If your site uses an authentication system, ensure that you
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have obtained the required authentication credentials.
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.TP
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.BI "user \*(lq" "username" "\*(rq is not in \*(lqpg_user\*(rq"
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You do not have a valid entry in the relation \*(lqpg_user\*(rq and
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cannot do anything with Postgres at all; contact your Postgres site
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administrator.
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.TP
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.IB "username" " cannot delete users."
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You do not have permission to delete users; contact your Postgres site
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administrator.
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.TP
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.BI "user \*(lq" "username" "\*(rq does not exist"
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The user to be removed does not have an entry in the \*(lqpg_user\*(rq
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class.
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.TP
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.BR "database access failed"
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.TP
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.BI "destroydb on" " dbname" " failed - exiting"
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.TP
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.BI "delete of user" " username" " was UNSUCCESSFUL"
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An internal error occurred in 
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.IR psql
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or the backend server.  Contact your Postgres site administrator to
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ensure that the files and database entries associated with the user
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and his/her associated databases are completely removed.
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