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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml index d7f3af80b82..7d094b993d3 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml,v 1.15 2002/02/27 21:14:54 petere Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml,v 1.16 2003/05/04 02:23:16 petere Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPUSER-TITLE">DROP USER</refentrytitle> <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo> </refmeta> + <refnamediv> <refname>DROP USER</refname> <refpurpose>remove a database user account</refpurpose> @@ -23,40 +24,36 @@ DROP USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> <title>Description</title> <para> - <command>DROP USER</command> removes the specified user from the database. + <command>DROP USER</command> removes the specified user. It does not remove tables, views, or other objects owned by the user. If the user owns any database, an error is raised. </para> + </refsect1> - <refsect2> - <title>Parameters</title> - - <para> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The name of an existing user. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - </refsect2> - + <refsect1> + <title>Parameters</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The name of the user to remove. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>Diagnostics</title> - <para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><computeroutput>DROP USER</computeroutput></term> <listitem> <para> - The message returned if the user is successfully deleted. + Message returned if the user was successfully deleted. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ DROP USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> <term><computeroutput>ERROR: DROP USER: user "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist</computeroutput></term> <listitem> <para> - This message occurs if the user name is not found. + Message returned if the specified user does not exist. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -78,18 +75,13 @@ DROP USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>Notes</title> <para> - Use <xref linkend="SQL-CREATEUSER" endterm="SQL-CREATEUSER-title"> - to add new users, and <xref linkend="SQL-ALTERUSER" - endterm="SQL-ALTERUSER-title"> to change a user's attributes. <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> includes a program <xref linkend="APP-DROPUSER" endterm="APP-DROPUSER-title"> that has the same functionality as this command (in fact, it calls this command) @@ -122,9 +114,8 @@ DROP USER jonathan; <title>See Also</title> <simplelist type="inline"> - <member><xref linkend="sql-createuser" endterm="sql-createuser-title"></member> <member><xref linkend="sql-alteruser" endterm="sql-alteruser-title"></member> - <member><xref linkend="app-dropuser"></member> + <member><xref linkend="sql-createuser" endterm="sql-createuser-title"></member> </simplelist> </refsect1> |