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CREATE USER(7)                     PostgreSQL 14.23 Documentation                     CREATE USER(7)



NAME
       CREATE_USER - define a new database role

SYNOPSIS
       CREATE USER name [ [ WITH ] option [ ... ] ]

       where option can be:

             SUPERUSER | NOSUPERUSER
           | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
           | CREATEROLE | NOCREATEROLE
           | INHERIT | NOINHERIT
           | LOGIN | NOLOGIN
           | REPLICATION | NOREPLICATION
           | BYPASSRLS | NOBYPASSRLS
           | CONNECTION LIMIT connlimit
           | [ ENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD 'password' | PASSWORD NULL
           | VALID UNTIL 'timestamp'
           | IN ROLE role_name [, ...]
           | IN GROUP role_name [, ...]
           | ROLE role_name [, ...]
           | ADMIN role_name [, ...]
           | USER role_name [, ...]
           | SYSID uid

DESCRIPTION
       CREATE USER is now an alias for CREATE ROLE. The only difference is that when the command is
       spelled CREATE USER, LOGIN is assumed by default, whereas NOLOGIN is assumed when the command
       is spelled CREATE ROLE.

COMPATIBILITY
       The CREATE USER statement is a PostgreSQL extension. The SQL standard leaves the definition
       of users to the implementation.

SEE ALSO
       CREATE ROLE (CREATE_ROLE(7))



PostgreSQL 14.23                                2026                                  CREATE USER(7)