DROP BACKUP POLICY¶

Deletes a backup policy.

See also:: CREATE BACKUP POLICY, ALTER BACKUP POLICY, SHOW BACKUP POLICIES

Syntax¶

DROP BACKUP POLICY <name>

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Parameters¶

name

Specifies the identifier for the backup policy.

If the identifier contains spaces or special characters, the entire string must be enclosed in double quotes. Identifiers enclosed in double quotes are also case-sensitive.

For more information, see Identifier requirements.

Access control requirements¶

A role used to execute this operation must have the following privileges at a minimum:

Privilege	Object	Notes
OWNERSHIP	Backup policy	The role used to delete a backup policy must have the OWNERSHIP privilege on the policy.

For instructions on creating a custom role with a specified set of privileges, see Creating custom roles.

For general information about roles and privilege grants for performing SQL actions on securable objects, see Overview of Access Control.

Usage notes¶

A backup policy can’t be deleted if it is attached to any backup set.

Examples¶

Delete the backup policy hourly_backup_policy:

DROP BACKUP POLICY hourly_backup_policy;

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