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<refentry id="SQL-DROPUSER">
<refmeta>
<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>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
DROP USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>DROP USER</command> removes the specified user.
It does not remove tables, views, or other objects owned by the user. If the
user owns any database, an error is raised.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the user to remove.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Diagnostics</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>DROP USER</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Message returned if the user was successfully deleted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>ERROR: DROP USER: user "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Message returned if the specified user does not exist.
</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>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
<para>
<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>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>
To drop a user account:
<programlisting>
DROP USER jonathan;
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<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-alteruser" endterm="sql-alteruser-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-createuser" endterm="sql-createuser-title"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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