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.\"     Title: CREATE GROUP
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2016
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 9.5.2 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 9.5.2
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "CREATE GROUP" "5sql" "2016" "PostgreSQL 9.5.2" "PostgreSQL 9.5.2 Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
CREATE_GROUP \- define a new database role
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
CREATE GROUP \fIname\fR [ [ WITH ] \fIoption\fR [ \&.\&.\&. ] ]

where \fIoption\fR can be:

      SUPERUSER | NOSUPERUSER
    | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
    | CREATEROLE | NOCREATEROLE
    | CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
    | INHERIT | NOINHERIT
    | LOGIN | NOLOGIN
    | [ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD \(aq\fIpassword\fR\(aq
    | VALID UNTIL \(aq\fItimestamp\fR\(aq
    | IN ROLE \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | IN GROUP \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | ROLE \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | ADMIN \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | USER \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | SYSID \fIuid\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP

\fBCREATE GROUP\fR
is now an alias for
CREATE ROLE (\fBCREATE_ROLE\fR(5))\&.
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
There is no
\fBCREATE GROUP\fR
statement in the SQL standard\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
CREATE ROLE (\fBCREATE_ROLE\fR(5))