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.

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

Remove users from a group.

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

Change the name of the group.

ALTER GROUP group_name 
    RENAME TO new_name;

Parameter Description

See Parameter Description in ALTER ROLE.

Examples

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

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

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