---
title: "CREATE GROUP"
id: sql-creategroup
pg_version: "20devel"
---

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# CREATE GROUP — define a new database role

## Synopsis

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

where option can be:

      SUPERUSER | NOSUPERUSER
    | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
    | CREATEROLE | NOCREATEROLE
    | INHERIT | NOINHERIT
    | LOGIN | NOLOGIN
    | REPLICATION | NOREPLICATION
    | BYPASSRLS | NOBYPASSRLS
    | CONNECTION LIMIT connlimit
    | [ ENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD 'password' | PASSWORD NULL
    | VALID UNTIL 'timestamp'
    | IN ROLE role_name [, ...]
    | ROLE role_name [, ...]
    | ADMIN role_name [, ...]
    | SYSID uid
```

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## Description

`CREATE GROUP` is now an alias for [CREATE ROLE](sql-createrole.md). 

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## Compatibility

There is no `CREATE GROUP` statement in the SQL standard. 

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## See Also

[CREATE ROLE](sql-createrole.md)