DROP USER

The DROP USER statement removes an existing user account(s) from a database.

Syntax

DROP USER user-name [ , user-name ]... 

Remarks

This function is an extension to SQL grammar as documented in the Microsoft ODBC Programmer's Reference.

Only the Master user can execute this statement.

Security must be turned on to perform this statement.

Separate multiple user names with a comma.

The user name must be enclosed in double quotes if it contains spaces or other non-alphanumeric characters.

Dropping a user account does not delete the tables, views, or other database objects created by the user.

For further general information about users and groups, see Master User and Users and Groups in Advanced Operations Guide.

Examples

The following example removes the user account pgranger.

DROP USER pgranger  

The following example removes multiple user accounts.

DROP USER pgranger, "lester pelling" 

See Also

ALTER USER

CREATE USER