Deprecation of the SNOWFLAKE user (Preview)

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This behavior change is in the 2025_04 bundle.

For the current status of the bundle, refer to Bundle History.

The deprecation of the SNOWFLAKE user behaves as follows:

Before the change:

A system-defined user called SNOWFLAKE exists in every account. This SNOWFLAKE user has the SNOWFLAKE_SUPPORT property set to TRUE.

After the change:

New accounts no longer have a SNOWFLAKE user automatically added to the account. The SNOWFLAKE_SUPPORT property is set to FALSE for all users.

When this change becomes Generally Enabled, Snowflake will transfer ownership of all existing SNOWFLAKE users to the ACCOUNTADMIN role. At that point, you can drop the SNOWFLAKE user from your account at your convenience.

Ref: 1976

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