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CREATE
NAME
  CREATE GROUP - define a new user group

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

  where option can be:

       SYSID gid
     | USER  username [, ...]

  INPUTS

  name The name of the group.

  gid  The SYSID clause can be used to choose the PostgreSQL group id of the
       new group. It is not necessary to do so, however.

       If this is not specified, the highest assigned group id plus one,
       starting at 1, will be used as default.

  username
       A list of users to include in the group. The users must already exist.

  OUTPUTS

  CREATE GROUP
       Message returned if the command completes successfully.

DESCRIPTION
  CREATE GROUP will create a new group in the database installation.  Refer
  to the Administrator's Guide for information about using groups for
  authentication.  You must be a database superuser to use this command.

  Use ALTER GROUP [alter_group(5)] to change a group's membership, and DROP
  GROUP [drop_group(5)] to remove a group.

USAGE
  Create an empty group:

  CREATE GROUP staff;

  Create a group with members:

  CREATE GROUP marketing WITH USER jonathan, david;

COMPATIBILITY
  SQL92

  There is no CREATE GROUP statement in SQL92.	Roles are similar in concept
  to groups.

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