{"id":2391,"date":"2025-03-10T10:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/?page_id=2391"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:15:45","slug":"postgresql-drop-role","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-database-administration\/postgresql-drop-role\/","title":{"rendered":"PostgreSQL DROP ROLE Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: In this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn how to remove a role using the PostgreSQL <code>DROP ROLE<\/code> statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"postgresql-drop-role-statement-overview\" id='postgresqldrop-rolestatement-overview'>PostgreSQL&nbsp;DROP ROLE&nbsp;Statement Overview <a href=\"#postgresqldrop-rolestatement-overview\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"postgresqldrop-rolestatement-overview\" title=\"Anchor for PostgreSQL&nbsp;DROP ROLE&nbsp;Statement Overview\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<code>DROP ROLE<\/code>\u00a0statement allows you to remove a role. Here&#8217;s the syntax of the\u00a0<code>DROP ROLE<\/code>\u00a0statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> &#91;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">IF<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">EXISTS<\/span>] role_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, specify the role name you want to remove.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second, use the&nbsp;<code>IF EXISTS<\/code>&nbsp;option to remove the role only if it exists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to drop multiple roles at once, you can list them out in the&nbsp;<code>DROP ROLE<\/code>&nbsp;statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name1, role_name2;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-database-administration\/postgresql-create-role\/#postgres-superuser\">superuser <\/a>role can drop other superuser roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A role with&nbsp;<code>CREATEROLE<\/code>&nbsp;privilege and&nbsp;<code>ADMIN OPTION<\/code>&nbsp;can drop a non-superuser role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a role owns any objects or has privileges in any database, you cannot drop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To drop it, you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transfer the ownership to other roles using\u00a0<code>REASSIGN OWNED<\/code> statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove all privileges associated with the role using\u00a0<code>DROP OWNED<\/code> statement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"postgresql-drop-role-example\" id='postgresqldrop-rolestatement-example'>PostgreSQL&nbsp;DROP ROLE&nbsp;Statement Example <a href=\"#postgresqldrop-rolestatement-example\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"postgresqldrop-rolestatement-example\" title=\"Anchor for PostgreSQL&nbsp;DROP ROLE&nbsp;Statement Example\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example demonstrates how to properly drop a role (<code>samurai<\/code>) by reassigning ownership of objects and revoking privileges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1.<\/strong>&nbsp;Connect to your PostgreSQL server:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\">psql -U postgres<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-database-administration\/postgresql-create-database\/\">Create a new database<\/a> called&nbsp;<code>devdb<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATABASE<\/span> devdb;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3.<\/strong>&nbsp;Switch the current database to&nbsp;<code>devdb<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\">\\c devdb<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4.<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-database-administration\/postgresql-create-role\/\">Create a new role<\/a> called&nbsp;<code>samurai<\/code>&nbsp;that we will remove later.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> samurai \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LOGIN<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PASSWORD<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'securepassword'<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5.<\/strong>&nbsp;Grant database connection on the&nbsp;<code>devdb<\/code>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<code>CREATE<\/code>&nbsp;privilege on the <code>public<\/code> schema to the&nbsp;<code>samurai<\/code>&nbsp;role:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GRANT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CONNECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATABASE<\/span> devdb <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TO<\/span> samurai;\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GRANT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">USAGE<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SCHEMA<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TO<\/span> samurai;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6.<\/strong>&nbsp;Open a new session and connect to the&nbsp;<code>devdb<\/code>&nbsp;using the&nbsp;<code>samurai<\/code>&nbsp;role:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\">psql -U samurai -d devdb<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 7.<\/strong>&nbsp;Use the&nbsp;<code>samurai<\/code>&nbsp;role to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-tutorial\/postgresql-create-table\/\">create a new table<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> projects (\n    id <span class=\"hljs-type\">INT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PRIMARY KEY<\/span>,\n    <span class=\"hljs-type\">name<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-type\">VARCHAR<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">255<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NULL<\/span>,\n    start_date <span class=\"hljs-type\">DATE<\/span>,\n    end_date <span class=\"hljs-type\">DATE<\/span>\n);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 8.<\/strong>&nbsp;Attempt to drop the&nbsp;<code>samurai<\/code>&nbsp;role:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> samurai;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>PostgreSQL issued the following error:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\">ERROR: <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">role<\/span> \"samurai\" cannot be dropped because <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">some<\/span> objects depend <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">on<\/span> it\nDETAIL: <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">privileges<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">for<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">schema<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">public<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">privileges<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">for<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">database<\/span> devdb\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">owner<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">of<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">table<\/span> projects<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 9.<\/strong>&nbsp;Trasnfer ownership to&nbsp;<code>postgres<\/code>&nbsp;role and revoke privileges from the role <code>samurai<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">REASSIGN<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OWNED<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span> samurai <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TO<\/span> postgres;\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OWNED<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span> samurai;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 10.<\/strong>&nbsp;Terminate active session of the role <code>samurai<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  pg_terminate_backend(pg_stat_activity.pid)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  pg_stat_activity\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span>\n  pg_stat_activity.usename = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'samurai'<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 10.<\/strong>&nbsp;Rerun the&nbsp;<code>DROP ROLE<\/code>&nbsp;statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-14\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> samurai;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-14\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL 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