DROP ROLE

Synopsis

DROP ROLE [ IF EXISTS ] role_name
[ IN catalog ]

Description

DROP ROLE drops the specified role.

For DROP ROLE statement to succeed, the user executing it should possess admin privileges for the given role.

The optional IF EXISTS prevents the statement from failing if the role isn't found.

The optional IN catalog clause drops the role in a catalog as opposed to a system role.

Examples

Drop role admin

DROP ROLE admin;

Limitations

Some connectors do not support role management. See connector documentation for more details.

See also

{doc}create-role, {doc}set-role, {doc}grant-roles, {doc}revoke-roles