PostgreSQL: CREATE USER

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create user, creates a new user in PostgreSQL

Examples

  • create user your_username

Create a new user

create user your_username;
Output:
CREATE ROLE

Create a new user with errors

create user your.username;
Output:
ERROR:  syntax error at or near "."
create user your_username;
ERROR:  cannot execute CREATE ROLE in a read-only transaction

Create a new user and assign a password

CREATE USER your_username WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'your_pass';
Output:
CREATE ROLE
CREATE USER your_username WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'your_pass';
Output:
ERROR:  role "your_username" already exists
Solution:
ALTER USER user_name WITH PASSWORD 'new_password';
Assign a role with GRANT command:
GRANT your_defined_role TO your_username;
Output:
GRANT ROLE

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