Reader accounts: DROP ACCOUNT command not supported¶

The behavior of a reader account is as follows:

Previously:

When you use the DROP ACCOUNT command to remove a reader account from your account, Snowflake returns a successful status message but the reader account is not dropped.

Currently:

Snowflake returns an error message if you try to use the DROP ACCOUNT command to remove a reader account from your account.

DROP ACCOUNT reader_acct1;

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Drop account command not allowed for managed accounts. Use command drop managed account. For more details visit https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/drop-managed-account.

Instead, use the DROP MANAGED ACCOUNT command to remove a reader account from your account.

For details, see Dropping a reader account.

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