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6 .\" Manual: PostgreSQL 18.0 Documentation
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31 CREATE_GROUP \- define a new database role
35 CREATE GROUP \fIname\fR [ [ WITH ] \fIoption\fR [ \&.\&.\&. ] ]
37 where \fIoption\fR can be:
39 SUPERUSER | NOSUPERUSER
40 | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
41 | CREATEROLE | NOCREATEROLE
44 | REPLICATION | NOREPLICATION
45 | BYPASSRLS | NOBYPASSRLS
46 | CONNECTION LIMIT \fIconnlimit\fR
47 | [ ENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD \*(Aq\fIpassword\fR\*(Aq | PASSWORD NULL
48 | VALID UNTIL \*(Aq\fItimestamp\fR\*(Aq
49 | IN ROLE \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
50 | IN GROUP \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
51 | ROLE \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
52 | ADMIN \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
53 | USER \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
60 CREATE ROLE (\fBCREATE_ROLE\fR(7))\&.
65 statement in the SQL standard\&.
67 CREATE ROLE (\fBCREATE_ROLE\fR(7))