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[mailto:pgsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:31 PM
To: Alex Ignatov (postgrespro) <a.igna...@postgrespro.ru>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Drop user cascade

"Alex Ignatov \(postgrespro\)" <a.igna...@postgrespro.ru> writes:
> Why do Postgres have no such functionality as DROP USER CASCADE? Is 
> there any reasons in that absence?

The short answer is that DROP USER couldn't reach across databases to get
rid of owned objects in other databases.  See

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/role-removal.html

                        regards, tom lane


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Some security consideration bear in mind that DROP OWNED cant delete  own
objects in other DBs? In general what stops  us  to do inter DBs connection
like MSSQL? 

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Alex Ignatov
Postgres Professional: http://www.postgrespro.com The Russian Postgres
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