DROP GROUP

Removes a database role.

Synopsis

DROP GROUP [IF EXISTS] <name> [, ...]

Description

DROP GROUP is an obsolete command, though still accepted for backwards compatibility. Groups (and users) have been superseded by the more general concept of roles. See DROP ROLE for more information.

Parameters

IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the role does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

<name>
The name of an existing role.

Compatibility

There is no DROP GROUP statement in the SQL standard.

See Also

DROP ROLE