CREATE GROUP() SQL Commands CREATE GROUP()NAME
CREATE GROUP - Creates a new group
SYNOPSIS
CREATE GROUP name
[ WITH
[ SYSID gid ]
[ USER username [, ...] ] ]
INPUTS
name The name of the group.
gid The SYSID clause can be used to choose the Postgres group id of
the new group. It is not necessary to do so, however.
If this is not specified, the highest assigned group id plus
one, starting at 1, will be used as default.
username
A list of users to include in the group. The users must already
exist.
OUTPUTS
CREATE GROUP
Message returned if the command completes successfully.
DESCRIPTION
CREATE GROUP will create a new group in the database installation.
Refer to the adminstrator's guide for information about using groups
for authentication. You must be a database superuser to use this com‐
mand.
Use ALTER GROUP [alter_group(l)] to change a group's membership, and
DROP GROUP [drop_group(l)] to remove a group.
USAGE
Create an empty group:
CREATE GROUP staff
Create a group with members:
CREATE GROUP marketing WITH USER jonathan, david
COMPATIBILITY
SQL92
There is no CREATE GROUP statement in SQL92. Roles are similar in con‐
cept to groups.
SQL - Language Statements 29 March 2001 CREATE GROUP()
