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DROP OWNED BY { <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER } [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.122.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP OWNED</code> drops all the objects within the current
database that are owned by one of the specified roles. Any
privileges granted to the given roles on objects in the current
database or on shared objects (databases, tablespaces) will also be
revoked.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.122.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of a role whose objects will be dropped, and whose
privileges will be revoked.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CASCADE</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Automatically drop objects that depend on the affected objects,
and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
(see <a class="xref" href="ddl-depend.html" title="5.13. Dependency Tracking">Section 5.13</a>).
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">RESTRICT</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Refuse to drop the objects owned by a role if any other database
objects depend on one of the affected objects. This is the default.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.122.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP OWNED</code> is often used to prepare for the
removal of one or more roles. Because <code class="command">DROP OWNED</code>
only affects the objects in the current database, it is usually
necessary to execute this command in each database that contains
objects owned by a role that is to be removed.
</p><p>
Using the <code class="literal">CASCADE</code> option might make the command
recurse to objects owned by other users.
</p><p>
The <a class="xref" href="sql-reassign-owned.html" title="REASSIGN OWNED"><span class="refentrytitle">REASSIGN OWNED</span></a> command is an alternative that
reassigns the ownership of all the database objects owned by one or
more roles. However, <code class="command">REASSIGN OWNED</code> does not deal with
privileges for other objects.
</p><p>
Databases and tablespaces owned by the role(s) will not be removed.
</p><p>
See <a class="xref" href="role-removal.html" title="21.4. Dropping Roles">Section 21.4</a> for more discussion.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.122.8"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
The <code class="command">DROP OWNED</code> command is a
<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> extension.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.122.9"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-reassign-owned.html" title="REASSIGN OWNED"><span class="refentrytitle">REASSIGN OWNED</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-droprole.html" title="DROP ROLE"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP 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-dropopfamily.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-droppolicy.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP OPERATOR FAMILY </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP POLICY</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
