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.\"     Title: DROP USER
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2025
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 14.18 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 14.18
.\"  Language: English
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.SH "NAME"
DROP_USER \- remove a database role
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
DROP USER [ IF EXISTS ] \fIname\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBDROP USER\fR
is simply an alternate spelling of
\fBDROP ROLE\fR\&.
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
The
\fBDROP USER\fR
statement is a
PostgreSQL
extension\&. The SQL standard leaves the definition of users to the implementation\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
DROP ROLE (\fBDROP_ROLE\fR(7))