CREATE ROLE

Synopsis

CREATE ROLE role_name
[ WITH ADMIN ( user | USER user | ROLE role | CURRENT_USER | CURRENT_ROLE ) ]

Description

CREATE ROLE creates the specified role in the current catalog.

The optional WITH ADMIN clause causes the role to be created with the specified user as a role admin. A role admin has permission to drop or grant a role. If the optional WITH ADMIN clause is not specified, the role is created with current user as admin.

Examples

Create role admin :

CREATE ROLE admin;

Create role moderator with admin bob:

CREATE ROLE moderator WITH ADMIN USER bob;

Limitations

Some connectors do not support role management. See connector documentation for more details.

See Also

DROP ROLE, SET ROLE, GRANT ROLES, REVOKE ROLES