DROP OWNED
DROP OWNED — remove database objects owned by a database role
Synopsis
DROP OWNED BY { name | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER } [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP OWNED drops all the objects in 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.
Parameters
name
The name of a role whose objects will be dropped and whose privileges will be revoked.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the affected objects, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects.
RESTRICT
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.
Notes
DROP OWNED is often used to prepare for the removal of one or more roles. Because DROP OWNED only affects objects in the current database, it is typically necessary to execute this command in each database that contains objects owned by the roles to be removed.
Using the CASCADE option may cause this command to recursively drop objects owned by other users.
The REASSIGN OWNED command is an alternative that reassigns all database objects owned by one or more roles to another role. However, REASSIGN OWNED does not handle privileges on other objects.
Databases and tablespaces owned by the role(s) will not be removed.