Removes a foreign server descriptor.

Synopsis

DROP SERVER [ IF EXISTS ] <servername> [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

Description

DROP SERVER removes an existing foreign server descriptor. The user running this command must be the owner of the server.

Parameters

IF EXISTS

Do not throw an error if the server does not exist. Greenplum Database issues a notice in this case.

servername

The name of an existing server.

CASCADE

Automatically drop objects that depend on the server (such as user mappings).

RESTRICT

Refuse to drop the server if any object depends on it. This is the default.

Examples

Drop the server named foo if it exists:

DROP SERVER IF EXISTS foo;

Compatibility

DROP SERVER conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED). The IF EXISTS clause is a Greenplum Database extension.

See Also

CREATE SERVER, ALTER SERVER

Parent topic: SQL Commands