ALTER GROUP

Function

ALTER GROUP modifies the attributes of a user group.

Precautions

ALTER GROUP is an alias for ALTER ROLE, and it is not a standard SQL syntax and not recommended. Users can use ALTER ROLE directly.

Syntax

• Add users to a group.

  1 2	ALTER GROUP group_name ADD USER user_name [, ... ];

• Remove users from a group.

  1 2	ALTER GROUP group_name DROP USER user_name [, ... ];

• Change the name of the group.

  1 2	ALTER GROUP group_name RENAME TO new_name;

Parameter Description

See Parameter Description in ALTER ROLE.

Examples

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-- Add users to a user group.
openGauss=# ALTER GROUP super_users ADD USER lche, jim;

-- Remove users from a user group.
openGauss=# ALTER GROUP super_users DROP USER jim;

-- Change the name of a user group.
openGauss=# ALTER GROUP super_users RENAME TO normal_users;

Helpful Links

CREATE GROUP, DROP GROUP, and ALTER ROLE