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CREATE USER <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [ [ WITH ] <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em> [ ... ] ]
<span class="phrase">where <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em> can be:</span>
SUPERUSER | NOSUPERUSER
| CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
| CREATEROLE | NOCREATEROLE
| INHERIT | NOINHERIT
| LOGIN | NOLOGIN
| REPLICATION | NOREPLICATION
| BYPASSRLS | NOBYPASSRLS
| CONNECTION LIMIT <em class="replaceable"><code>connlimit</code></em>
| [ ENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD '<em class="replaceable"><code>password</code></em>' | PASSWORD NULL
| VALID UNTIL '<em class="replaceable"><code>timestamp</code></em>'
| IN ROLE <em class="replaceable"><code>role_name</code></em> [, ...]
| IN GROUP <em class="replaceable"><code>role_name</code></em> [, ...]
| ROLE <em class="replaceable"><code>role_name</code></em> [, ...]
| ADMIN <em class="replaceable"><code>role_name</code></em> [, ...]
| USER <em class="replaceable"><code>role_name</code></em> [, ...]
| SYSID <em class="replaceable"><code>uid</code></em>
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.95.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">CREATE USER</code> is now an alias for
<a class="xref" href="sql-createrole.html" title="CREATE ROLE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE ROLE</span></a>.
The only difference is that when the command is spelled
<code class="command">CREATE USER</code>, <code class="literal">LOGIN</code> is assumed
by default, whereas <code class="literal">NOLOGIN</code> is assumed when
the command is spelled
<code class="command">CREATE ROLE</code>.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.95.6"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
The <code class="command">CREATE USER</code> statement is a
<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> extension. The SQL standard
leaves the definition of users to the implementation.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.95.7"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createrole.html" title="CREATE ROLE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE ROLE</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-createtype.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-createusermapping.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">CREATE TYPE </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> CREATE USER MAPPING</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
