dropuserNamedropuser -- remove an EnterpriseDB user account Synopsisdropuser [option...] [username] Description dropuser removes an existing
EnterpriseDB user
and the databases which that user owned.
Only superusers (users with usesuper set in
the pg_shadow table) can destroy
EnterpriseDB users.
dropuser is a wrapper around the
SQL command DROP USER.
There is no effective difference between dropping users via
this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.
Options dropuser accepts the following command-line arguments:
- username
Specifies the name of the EnterpriseDB user to be removed.
You will be prompted for a name if none is specified on the command line.
- -e
--echo Echo the commands that dropuser generates
and sends to the server.
- -i
--interactive Prompt for confirmation before actually removing the user.
- -q
--quiet Do not display a response.
dropuser also accepts the following
command-line arguments for connection parameters:
- -h host
--host host Specifies the host name of the machine on which the
server
is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used
as the directory for the Unix domain socket.
- -p port
--port port Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
extension on which the server
is listening for connections.
- -U username
--username username User name to connect as (not the user name to drop)
- -W
--password Force password prompt (to connect to the server, not for the
password of the user to be dropped).
Environment- PGHOST
PGPORT PGUSER Default connection parameters
Diagnostics In case of difficulty, see DROP USER and edb-psql for
discussions on potential problems and error messages.
The database server must be running at the
targeted host. Also, any default connection settings and environment
variables used by the libpq front-end
library will apply.
Examples To remove user joe from the default database
server:
$ dropuser joe
DROP USER
To remove user joe using the server on host
eden, port 5000, with verification and a peek at the underlying
command:
$ dropuser -p 5000 -h eden -i -e joe
User "joe" and any owned databases will be permanently deleted.
Are you sure? (y/n) y
DROP USER "joe"
DROP USER
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