REVOKE { { SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | RULE | REFERENCES | TRIGGER }
[,...] | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
ON [ TABLE ] tablename [, ...]
FROM { username | GROUP groupname | PUBLIC } [, ...]
REVOKE { { CREATE | TEMPORARY | TEMP } [,...] | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
ON DATABASE dbname [, ...]
FROM { username | GROUP groupname | PUBLIC } [, ...]
REVOKE { EXECUTE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
ON FUNCTION funcname ([type, ...]) [, ...]
FROM { username | GROUP groupname | PUBLIC } [, ...]
REVOKE { USAGE | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
ON LANGUAGE langname [, ...]
FROM { username | GROUP groupname | PUBLIC } [, ...]
REVOKE { { CREATE | USAGE } [,...] | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ] }
ON SCHEMA schemaname [, ...]
FROM { username | GROUP groupname | PUBLIC } [, ...]
Description
REVOKE allows the creator of an object to revoke
previously granted permissions from one or more users or groups of users.
The key word PUBLIC refers to the implicitly defined
group of all users.
Note that any particular user will have the sum
of privileges granted directly to him, privileges granted to any group he
is presently a member of, and privileges granted to
PUBLIC. Thus, for example, revoking SELECT privilege
from PUBLIC does not necessarily mean that all users
have lost SELECT privilege on the object: those who have it granted
directly or via a group will still have it.
See the description of the GRANT command for
the meaning of the privilege types.
Notes
Use psql's \z command to
display the privileges granted on existing objects. See also GRANT for information about the format.
Examples
Revoke insert privilege for the public on table
films:
REVOKE INSERT ON films FROM PUBLIC;
Revoke all privileges from user manuel on view kinds:
REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON kinds FROM manuel;
Compatibility
SQL92
The compatibility notes of the GRANT command
apply analogously to REVOKE. The syntax summary is:
REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ] { SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | REFERENCES }
ON object [ ( column [, ...] ) ]
FROM { PUBLIC | username [, ...] }
{ RESTRICT | CASCADE }
If user1 gives a privilege WITH GRANT OPTION to user2,
and user2 gives it to user3 then user1 can revoke
this privilege in cascade using the CASCADE keyword.
If user1 gives a privilege WITH GRANT OPTION to user2,
and user2 gives it to user3, then if user1 tries to revoke
this privilege it fails if he specifies the RESTRICT
keyword.
