DROP USER (Deprecated)

Remove a user.

Remove a user.
Note: DROP USER is supported for backwards compatibility. Authentication and authorization for Cassandra 2.2 and later are based on ROLES, and use DROP ROLE.

Synopsis

DROP USER [IF EXISTS] user_name 
Table 1. Legend
Syntax conventions Description
UPPERCASE Literal keyword.
Lowercase Not literal.
Italics Variable value. Replace with a user-defined value.
[] Optional. Square brackets ( [] ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
( ) Group. Parentheses ( ( ) ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.
| Or. A vertical bar ( | ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
... Repeatable. An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.
'Literal string' Single quotation ( ' ) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.
{ key : value } Map collection. Braces ( { } ) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.
<datatype1,datatype2> Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( < > ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.
cql_statement; End CQL statement. A semicolon ( ; ) terminates all CQL statements.
[--] Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( -- ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.
' <schema> ... </schema> ' Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( ' ) surround an entire XML schema declaration.
@xml_entity='xml_entity_type' Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrConfig files.

Description

DROP USER removes an existing user. Attempting to drop a user that does not exist results in an invalid query condition unless the IF EXISTS option is used. If the option is used, the statement will be a no-op if the user does not exist. A user must have appropriate permission to issue a DROP USER statement. Users cannot drop themselves.

Enclose the user name in single quotation marks only if it contains non-alphanumeric characters.

Examples

Drop a user if the user exists:
DROP USER IF EXISTS boone;
Drop a user:
DROP USER montana;