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The DROP USER statement removes one or more SQL users.
Required privileges
The user must have the DELETE privilege on the system.users table.
Synopsis
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
user_name |
The username of the user to remove. To remove multiple users, use a comma-separate list of usernames. You can use SHOW USERS to find usernames. |
Example
All of a user's privileges must be revoked before the user can be dropped.
In this example, first check a user's privileges. Then, revoke the user's privileges before removing the user.
> SHOW GRANTS ON test.customers FOR mroach;
+-----------+--------+------------+
| Table | User | Privileges |
+-----------+--------+------------+
| customers | mroach | CREATE |
| customers | mroach | INSERT |
| customers | mroach | UPDATE |
+-----------+--------+------------+
(3 rows)
> REVOKE CREATE,INSERT,UPDATE ON test.customers FROM mroach;
> DROP USER mroach;
See also
CREATE USERALTER USERSHOW USERSGRANTSHOW GRANTS- Create Security Certificates
- Other SQL Statements
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